Acacia silvestris, commonly known the Bodalla silver wattle, is a tree of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Botrycephalae. It is native to an area in south eastern New South Wales and coastal Victoria. The erect tree typically grows to a height of 6 to 30 metres (20 to 98 ft). It flowers from July to September producing yellow inflorescences in axillary or terminal panicles.