Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Confined principally to the W coast of Tas. with isolated occurrences on Wilsons Promontory and Sunday Is. in Vic.

Description

Shrub or small tree, 1–10 m high, spreading or erect. Phyllodes usually distinctly whorled, oblong-lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, occasionally obovate, 10–20 mm long, (2–) 3–6 mm wide, pungent pointed. Flowers crowded into dense spikes 2–3 cm long.

Specimens

Vic.: Sealers Cove, Wilsons Promontory, 17 Oct. 1933, J.H.Willis s.n. (MEL). Tas.: summit of Strzelecki Peaks, Flinders Is., B.C.Crisp 464 (CANB, HO); Blow Hole, Eaglehawk Neck, 2 Feb. 1962, M.E.Phillips s.n. (CANB).

Notes

The record of this subspecies for Vic. is based on specimens collected on Wilsons Promontory which differ significantly from Tasmanian material by having narrower phyllodes barely 3 mm wide and of a darker colour. This material seems best placed under subsp. ruscifolia for the present.

FOA Reference

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

Author

A.B.Court