Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Restricted to the Rawlinson Ra., W.A., E to the Petermann Ra., N.T.

Description

Shrub or tree, 2–3 m high. Phyllodes terete, linear-filiform, 0.5–1 mm diam. Axes of racemes 1–7 (–10) mm long, growing out.

Phenology

Flowers June.–Aug.; fruits Oct.

Habitat

Grows on rocky, basaltic, granitic or quartzite hillsides in ranges, often with spinifex.

Specimens

W.A.: Glen Helen, Rawlinson Ra., A.S.George 8813 (DNA, NT, PERTH); Bungabiddy Rockhole, Walter James Ra., A.S.George 12071 (DNA, PERTH). N.T.: Docker R. area, Mannanana Ra., T.S.Henshall 2766 (BRI, DNA, K, MO, PERTH); c. 11 km N of Wangkari, A.C.Kalotas 1558 (DNA, PERTH).

Notes

This subspecies is similar to A. tenuissima, but can be distinguished by its sometimes hoary branchlets with less pronounced crenulated resin-ridges, as well as by its shorter peduncles, longer spikes, smaller, villous calyces and whitish arils (B.R.Maslin, Nuytsia 6: 34 (1987)).

FOA Reference

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

Author

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

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