Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Restricted to the Darling scarp near Perth, and from near Pinjarra S to Wagerup.

Description

Branchlets often pruinose. Phyllodes linear-oblanceolate, 4–9 cm long, 3–6 mm wide, l:w = 10–27, abruptly contracted to rounded tip, apiculate to mucronate, semi-rigid. Peduncles 4–8 mm long; basal bract glabrous or sparsely appressed-puberulous; spikes 15–25 mm long, 75–97-flowered.

Habitat

Grows mostly in granitic soil in open woodland.

Specimens

W.A.: end of Rushton Rd, Martin, Gosnells, R.S.Cowan A860 & R.A.Cowan (AD, BM, BRI, CANB, G, K, MEL, MO, NSW, P, US); Gosnells, R.J.Cranfield 518 (NSW, PERTH, TLF); Wagerup, E. & S.Pignatti 483 (PERTH).

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, B.R.Maslin