Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) is 's . It is a tree which flowers in late winter and spring, producing a mass of fragrant, fluffy, golden flowers. The species grows to between 2 and 8 metres in height with generally smooth, dark brown to grey bark. The mature trees do not have but have long, -shaped . These are shiny and dark green and are between 8 and 20 cm long and 0.5 to 3.5 cm wide. The rounded inflorescences are bright yellow and occur in axillary racemes or terminal panicles in groupings of between 4 and 23. These are followed by flattish, straight or slightly curved pods which are 5 to 14 cm long and 0.5 to 0.8 cm wide.