in Ewart, Fl. Victoria. 1931: 607 (1931)
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Endemic
Establishment means:Native
Threat status:Victoria: rare (r); listed in Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
Erect or spreading shrub to 3 (rarely to 6) m high. Phyllodes oblanceolate, obovate or elliptic, 4–14 cm long, 15–60 mm wide, commonly asymmetric, obtuse, thick-textured; margins uneven and mostly resinous; main veins mostly 3, secondary veins prominent, strongly reticulate; gland small or obscure, 3–9 mm above axil. Spikes 1–2 per axil, to 6 cm long, yellow; rachis glabrous; peduncle c. 5 mm long. Flowers 4-merous, scattered; sepals united, glabrous. Pods subcylindric, 2.5–11.5 cm long, 8–12 mm wide, gently curved; seeds elliptic, 5–7.5 mm long, funicle usually folded 3 times, aril turbinate. Flowers Jun.–Dec.
CVU, HNF, VAlp. Locally common at a few sites on the Mt Buffalo massif, mostly between c. 500 and 1200 m altitude, in open woodlands and heathlands, often amongst granite boulders, rarely in taller forest.
Acacia phlebophylla is known to hybridise with A. alpina at the upper limit of its range and with A. kettlewelliae where it approaches the typically taller forest habitat of that species.
| Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimmera | present | cultivated | |
| Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
| Highlands-Northern Fall | present | native | |
| Victorian Alps | present | native |
| State |
|---|
| New South Wales |
| Australian Capital Territory |
| Victoria |