Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Occurs from Hamelin to Quairading with scattered populations from near Lake King to E of Scaddan, W.A.

Description

Phyllodes narrowly oblong-elliptic, elliptic, widely elliptic, subtriangular, linear or subulate, straight to very shallowly recurved, (0.7–) 1–2.5 (–4) cm long, 1.5–4 (–7) mm wide, mostly 3.5–8 times as long as wide, often glaucous or subglaucous.

Habitat

Grows in sand, sandy loam, loam and lateritic soil, in heath, scrub, shrubland and woodland.

Specimens

W.A.: Jarrahdale, Feb. 1968, R.J.Edmiston (PERTH); 7.5 km S of Pithara towards Wongan Hills, B.R.Maslin 3373 (PERTH); c. 6 km W of Overlander–Denham road towards Tamala, B.R.Maslin 3684 (AD, B, BM, BRI, CANB, G, K, MEL, MO, NSW, NY, PERTH, W); Kundip area, 17.5 km S of Ravensthorpe, B.R.Maslin 4782 (K, PERTH); c. 77 km due NE of Esperance, Parmango Rd, 16.5 km NE of Fisheries Rd, B.R.Maslin 5833 (PERTH).

Notes

Differing from subsp. licina in having relatively broader phyllodes that are often glaucous.

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

Minor edits by B.R.Maslin & J.Reid