Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Widely scattered from south of Mount Isa, Qld, to northern N.S.W., mostly along the western range of the typical subspecies but with a few collections from E of the main distribution.

Description

Phyllodes (2–) 4–6 (–7.5) cm long, (2–) 3–5.5 mm wide, l:w = 9–15 (–18), with 3 main longitudinal nerves and anastomoses absent or few. Pod segments subcircular.

Habitat

Grows commonly in red sandy loam with mulga and in eucalypt woodland.

Specimens

Qld: 59 km S of Mount Isa, P.L.Harris 19 (BRI); Narayen, W of airstrip, G.W.McHarg N1492 (BRI); Milo HS, 20 km NNW of Adavale, C.Sandercoe 2018 (BRI). NSW: 62.4 km W of Bourke on Wanaaring road, D.F.Blaxell 592 (BRI, CANB, K, MEL, NSW, US).

FOA Reference

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

Author

R.S.Cowan