Appearance
The erect multi-branched shrub typically grows to a height of around 0.5 to 1 metre. The rigid terete branchlets are green and spiny with yellow rib striations. The usually will have few or no leaves with sometimes remaining at the base of the plant.The leaves have a curved or hooked shape with a prominent mid-vein. It flowers between July and October producing a solitary flower-spike solitary with bright yellow, globular flower-heads. It will later form dark brown seed pods with a curving and often twisted linear shape. Each pod is around 30 millimetres in length with a width of 3.5 mm. Pods contain hard, dark brown seeds with an ovoid shape. Each seed is around 3.5 mm long and 2.5 mm wide.
Distribution
The species is found in a variety of soil types and ecological communities and associates with other plant species. In South Australia it is found in southern parts extending from the Great Victoria Desert in the west through to the border with Victoria in the east. It is also found on Kangaroo Island. In Victoria the plant is only found in eastern areas in the mallee and goldfields regions extending north into south-western parts of New South Wales.References:
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