Thin-leaf wattle

Appearance

The shrub has an erect to decumbent habit and typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1 m and has ribbed stems that are covered in stiff short hairs. The phyllodes are fine and prickly with a length of 5 to 12 mm and a width of 0.5 to 1 mm and have four veins that are usually bent downwards. It blooms between August and November and produces inflorescences with pale yellow flowers. Each inflorescence occurs a one to three spherical flowers on individual stalks found in the leaf axils. After flowering narrow seed pods form that are straight or shallowly curved to with a length of around 6 cm .

Distribution

It is found in south western New South Wales where it is considered rare and Victoria where it is more common. It is often a part of ''Eucalypt'' forest communities and grows in sandy loamy clay soils over sedimentary substrate.