Acacia aspera

Rough wattle
Acacia aspera subsp. parviceps in Brisbane Ranges National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. aspera
Binomial name
Acacia aspera
Synonyms
List
    • Acacia aspera var. densifolia (Benth.) Benth.
    • Acacia densifolia Benth.
    • Acacia erythrocephala A.Cunn. ex Benth.
    • Acacia strigosa Lindl. nom. illeg.
    • Racosperma asperum (Lindl.) Pedley

Acacia aspera, commonly known as rough wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-east of continental Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with oblong to narrowly oblong or elliptic phyllodes, one or two spherical heads of cream-coloured to golden-yellow flowers and narrowly oblong pods up to 60 mm (2.4 in) long.