Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Restricted to near Watheroo with an early collection W of Moora, W.A.

Description

Stipules caducous. Phyllodes (3–) 4–7.5 cm long, 4–6 mm wide, with acute apex, glabrous, 5–7-nerved with central nerve equidistant from margins. Flower-heads obloid to short-cylindrical, 7–10 mm long (dry); bracteoles obovate, 0.7–0.8 mm long, obtuse. Pods glabrous.

Habitat

Grows in sand or sandy laterite. Survives in disturbed roadside situations.

Specimens

W.A.: Watheroo area, 18 Nov. 1973, C.Chapman (B, BFT, BRI, CANB, K, MEL, NSW, NY, PERTH); westward from Moora, L.Diels 3096 (PERTH).

FOA Reference

Data derived from Flora of Australia Volumes 11A (2001), 11B (2001) and 12 (1998), products of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia

Author

A.R.Chapman, B.R.Maslin