Description
Bushy, dense, spreading shrub to 1.5m with angled or flattened ribbed branchlets.
Foliage
Small grey-green leaves, smooth, slender phyllodes with prominent mid-vein, distinctively bent near base, 1-2.5cm long.
Flowers
Pale or lemon-yellow balls, mostly 2 per leaf axil. Fragrant. Winter to Spring.
Habitat
Found on dry, shallow soils in open-forest or mallee scrub. Found locally between Shepparton and Benalla, and throughout the Goldfields.
Special Notes
Legume, improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation. Responds well to light pruning after flowering.
Value to Wildlife
Good habitat.