Nomencl. Bot. 2 (1821), as A brownei APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Similar to A. ulicifolia but distinguished in the following ways. Sprawling, commonly semi-prostrate shrub, less than 1 m high; branchlets glabrous or with sparse, minute hairs. Phyllodes linear, 8–25 mm long, quadrangular-terete to flat with a pronounced midrib, neither broadening nor with a gland-angle at base, often distant, slender; stipules frequently deciduous, usually less than 1 mm long. Heads bright golden to deep golden. Flowers Jul.–Nov.
CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Gold, GGr, HSF, NIS, OtP, Strz, VVP, Wim. Also Qld, NSW. Grows on sand in heath, dry sclerophyll woodland or open-forest.
Acacia brownii is sometimes treated as a variety of A. ulicifolia, and intermediates between the 2 taxa are not uncommon.
| Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimmera | present | native | |
| Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
| Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
| Otway Plain | present | native | |
| Goldfields | present | native | |
| Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
| Greater Grampians | present | native | |
| Dundas Tablelands | present | native | |
| Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
| East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
| East Gippsland Uplands | present | native | |
| Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native | |
| Strzelecki Ranges | present | native |
| State |
|---|
| Western Australia |
| Queensland |
| New South Wales |
| Australian Capital Territory |
| Victoria |
