Acacia excelsa subsp. angusta Pedley
Acacia excelsa subsp. angusta Pedley
Fabaceae
Widely scattered from south of Mount Isa, Qld, to northern N.S.W., mostly along the western range of the typical subspecies but with a few collections from E of the main distribution.
Phyllodes (2–) 4–6 (–7.5) cm long, (2–) 3–5.5 mm wide, l:w = 9–15 (–18), with 3 main longitudinal nerves and anastomoses absent or few. Pod segments subcircular.
Grows commonly in red sandy loam with mulga and in eucalypt woodland.
Qld: 59 km S of Mount Isa, P.L.Harris 19 (BRI); Narayen, W of airstrip, G.W.McHarg N1492 (BRI); Milo HS, 20 km NNW of Adavale, C.Sandercoe 2018 (BRI). NSW: 62.4 km W of Bourke on Wanaaring road, D.F.Blaxell 592 (BRI, CANB, K, MEL, NSW, US).
Data derived from Flora of Australia Volumes 11A (2001), 11B (2001) and 12 (1998), products of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia
R.S.Cowan
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