London J. Bot. 1: 359 (1842) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Threat status:Victoria: rare (r)
Bushy, spreading shrub, usually to 1.5 m high; branchlets with appressed, minute hairs and scurfy between the prominent resin-ribs. Phyllodes linear to narrowly linear, normally kinked or bent upwards a few mm above the base, 1–2 cm long, 0.7–2.5 mm wide, dull green to grey-green, glabrous, sometimes glutinous, often slightly dilated at apex, obtuse; midrib markedly raised, very close to adaxial margin and often contiguous with it towards apex. Peduncles mostly 2 per axil, 2–4 mm long, resinous, hoary, basal bract persistent; heads globular, 3–10-flowered, pale yellow or lemon-yellow, resinous. Flowers 5-merous; sepals united. Pods narrowly linear, to 10 cm long, 2–3 mm wide, curved, thinly coriaceous, brown; seeds longitudinal, oblong-elliptic, 4–5 mm long, shiny, brown, aril terminal. Flowers Jun.–Oct.
Gold, HNF, NIS, VRiv, *GipP. Also Qld, NSW. Extending into north-central Victoria where it grows on shallow soil in open-forest or mallee scrub.
See notes under A. lineata.
| Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
| Gippsland Plain | present | introduced | |
| Goldfields | present | native | |
| Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
| Highlands-Northern Fall | present | native |
| State |
|---|
| South Australia |
| Queensland |
| New South Wales |
| Australian Capital Territory |
| Victoria |
