Acacia deanei

Acacia deanei, commonly called Deane's wattle, is a small to medium-sized tree or large shrub in the Fabaceae family, endemic to eastern Australia, particularly inland New South Wales and Queensland. It typically reaches 3 to 8 metres in height with a slender, spreading habit and finely fissured grey-brown bark. Unlike many Australian wattles that bear phyllodes, this species retains bipinnate foliage throughout its life — a primitive trait within the genus. Each leaf bears 4 to 12 pairs of pinnae, each pinna carrying numerous tiny, linear, greyish-green leaflets that give the canopy a soft, feathery texture. Small raised glands occur along the rachis. The inflorescences are axillary or terminal panicles of globular flower heads, each head about 4 to 6 millimetres across and containing many tiny pale-yellow to cream flowers; flowering occurs over an extended period from autumn through spring. Fruits are flat, narrow, slightly curved pods 5 to 10 centimetres long containing several dark seeds.