Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Common in the Macdonnell Ra., N.T., extending west to the Petermann Ra., N.T., but rare between the two ranges; recorded in W.A. only from Pollock Hills.

Description

Shrub or bushy tree, 2–6 m high. Phyllodes flat, linear or sometimes very narrowly elliptic or narrowly oblanceolate, 1–4 (–7) mm wide. Axes of racemes 4–16 mm long, growing out.

Phenology

Flowers Apr.–Sept.; fruits Sept.–Nov.

Habitat

Grows mainly in skeletal soils, in rocky mountain ranges, usually towards the tops of ridges.

Specimens

W.A.: Pollock Hills, A.S.George 9047 (CANB, PERTH, TLF). N.T.: Central Mt Stuart, T.S.Henshall 476 (CANB, DNA, NSW, PERTH); MacDonald Downs, P.K.Latz 5804 (DNA, PERTH n.v.); Standley Chasm area, J.R.Maconochie 452 (DNA, NSW).

Notes

Details of ecology, utilisation, etc. of A. macdonnellensis subsp. macdonnellensis are given in J.W.Turnbull (ed.), Multipurpose Austral. Trees & Shrubs 156 (1986).

FOA Reference

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

Author

Dr M.D.Tindale and Dr P.G.Kodela with the assistance of M.Bedward, S.J.Davies, C.Herscovitch, D.A.Keith and/or D.A.Morrison

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