Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Restricted to between Mogumber and Bindoon, W.A.

Description

Multistemmed subshrub to 0.4 m high, spreading by subterranean runners. Branchlets appressed-puberulous, pilose or glabrous. Distal pinnae 5–20 (–30) mm long; pinnules 2–6 pairs, 5–10 mm long, 3–4 mm wide, flat, glaucous, glabrous; gland obscure. Peduncles 10–20 mm long, sometimes to 3 cm long in fruit; flower-heads light golden. Pods 6–9 mm wide.

Habitat

Grows in lateritic gravel (sometimes overlain with loam) in Wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo) and Jarrah (E. marginata) open forest.

Specimens

W.A.: c. 18 km N of Bindoon on Great Northern Hwy, B.R.Maslin 2794 (AD, BRI, K, MEL, PERTH).

Notes

An attractive, distinctive taxon possibly worthy of species rank. Differing from the other varieties in its larger, glaucous pinnules and obscure glands. Similar in habit and flower-head colour to var. endlicheri.

FOA Reference

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

Author

B.R.Maslin