Common Name

Barrier Range Wattle

Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Occurs from the Gawler Ra. and NE Eyre Penin., S.A., E to the Barrier Ra. and the Manara Hills–Ivanhoe area, N.S.W.; also further E in N.S.W. from near Dubbo, Cobar and Jerilderie but probably naturalized or cultivated in these areas.

Description

Peduncles (2–) 4–7 (–8) mm long, 1–2 mm wide, very thick (dry); heads 8–10 mm diam. (dry), (50–) 54–67-flowered.

Habitat

Grows in shrubland on rocky ridges and hillsides or sometimes in sand in mulga communities.

Specimens

S.A.: Corunna Hill, Iron Knob, B.Copley 2320 (AD, PERTH); Gawler Ra., c. 5 km from intersection of Yardea, Nonning and Kingoonya Rds, A.E.Orchard 2335 (AD). N.S.W.: Mootwingee, NE of Broken Hill, B.G.Briggs & J.De Nardi B2761 (NSW, PERTH); Jerilderie, late June 1964, D.Waterhouse (NSW).

FOA Reference

Flora of Australia Project

Author

B.R.Maslin