Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Scattered from Kanandah Stn on the western edge of the Nullarbor Plain to Bardoc, N of Kalgoorlie.

Description

Branchlets glabrous. Phyllodes (1.2–) 2–3.2 cm long, glabrous; adaxial margin finely yet clearly 2‑nerved for at least part of its length. Heads 18–30-flowered. Sepals 1/4–1/2‑united; petals c. 2.1 mm long.

Habitat

Grows in red sand over limestone on plains (Kananda) or in rocky loam on hillsides (Bardoc).

Specimens

W.A.: 0.8 km S of Bardoc towards Kalgoorlie, B.R.Maslin 1918 (PERTH); Kanandah Stn, 41 km N of the Trans Australian Railway line, G.J.Keighery & J.J.Alford 570 (PERTH); 19 km S of Queen Victoria Spring, R.D.Royce 5546 (PERTH).

FOA Reference

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

Author

B.R.Maslin