Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Confined to, but locally common in, the Borden–Ravensthorpe area in south-western W.A., excluding two collections E of Ravensthorpe near Scadden and Mt Burdett.

Description

Branchlets glabrous or sericeous in phyllode axils. Phyllodes linear to oblanceolate-linear, 2.5–10.5 cm long, 2–4.5 mm wide, 12–45 times longer than wide, mostly acute. Seeds oblong-elliptic, 3–3.5 mm long, mottled dark tan on pale grey-brown.

Habitat

Grows commonly in clay or sandy to gravelly clay in open areas of low shrub-mallee.

Specimens

W.A.: 31.25 km SE of Mt Burdett, M.A.Burgman 1690 & S.McNee (K, PERTH); 4 km S of Ravensthorpe towards Hopetoun, B.R.Maslin 2562 (AD, BRI, CANB, NY, PERTH); 19 km SE of Ongerup, K.Newbey 1295 (CANB, PERTH).

Notes

Variety angusta resembles, but only superficially, A. microneura (sect. Juliflorae).

FOA Reference

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

Author

R.S.Cowan