Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Scattered in a restricted area in the Holt Rock district, c. 100 km N of the typical subspecies.

Description

Phyllodes inequilaterally obtriangular to obdeltate (adaxial margin with conspicuous rounded angle above the middle), 1–2.5 cm long, 1–1.5 cm wide, with apical point sharply pungent. Peduncles 0.5–1 cm long, in 2–8-headed racemes 1–3.5 cm long; heads 5 or 6-flowered.

Habitat

Grows in lateritic gravel, in woodland or heath.

Specimens

W.A.: Timber Reserve n. 20342, K.J.Atkins 1820 (CANB, K, PERTH); Holt Rock, A.Dirusse 2 (PERTH); Varley, 8 km E of Rabbit Proof Fence on Carstairs Rd, M.Pieroni 90/2 (PERTH).

FOA Reference

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

Author

Minor edits by J.Rogers

B.R.Maslin