Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Extending from vicinity of Frank Hann Natl Park S to near Ravensthorpe and E to Cape Le Grand and Mt Burdett, W.A.

Description

Phyllodes terete or nearly so, 1–1.5 (–2.5) mm wide, 6- or 8-nerved, with imperfect nerves sometimes present. Pods longitudinally wrinkled (when dry), crustaceous.

Habitat

Grows in sand, gravelly or loamy sand, loam and clay, commonly on lower slopes of hills or around their base, on or in association with granite in open mallee shrubland, heath and dwarf scrub.

Specimens

W.A.: Mt Burdett, M.A.Burgman 3280 & C.Layman (PERTH); Frank Hann Natl Park, D.Monk 322 (PERTH); 13 km S of Mt Glasse, Bremer Ra., K.Newbey 5389 (BM, PERTH); 6 km from Munglinup along road to Ravensthorpe, A.Strid 21154 (CANB, K, MEL, NSW, NY, PERTH, Z).

Notes

Superficially resembles A. arcuatilis, A. nivea and A. obesa.

Future study may require recognition of the two subspecies as distinct species but our present knowledge of the group does not justify that course.

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

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