Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Sporadic from New Norcia S to Collie with a disjunct population in Fitzgerald R. Natl Park, W.A.

Description

Shrub 0.3–1 (–2) m high. Branchlets appressed-puberulous to subglabrous; hairs antrorse. Pinnae 1 pair, 4–10 mm long; pinnules 2–4 pairs, oblong to narrowly oblong or obovate, 5–12 mm long, 3–6 mm wide, flat, green or glaucous, glabrous; gland on petiole. Peduncles usually ±appressed-puberulous with antrorse hairs. Petals glabrous. Pods shortly villous to subglabrous.

Habitat

Usually grows in sandy or loamy laterite, in Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest or Wandoo (E. wandoo) woodland.

Specimens

W.A.: c. 10 km E of Darkin Swamp, c. 45 km due NW of Brookton, B.R.Maslin 6332 (CANB, PERTH); Thumb Peak, Fitzgerald R. Natl Park, K.Newbey 3420 (CANB, PERTH).

Notes

Specimens from Fitzgerald R. Natl Park differ from those elsewhere in having patent hairs on the peduncles.

Readily distinguished from the other subspecies by pinnae consistently 1 pair.

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