Phyllodes	Length, mm		Width, mm
	Cross-section	terete sub-terete compressed quadrangular pentagonal flat plano-convex       trigonous	Apex	sharply pungent coarsely pungent innocuous
	Shape	narrowly elliptic elliptic orbicular linear narrowly oblong oblong lanceolate ovate oblanceolate obovate triangular obtriangular (other)
Veins	Number		Anastomoses	absent few numerous
Indumentum:	Presence	glabrous            hairy	Distribution	on margins at apices on veins on entire surface at base between veins
	Orientation	appressed sub-appressed erect or patent
Glands:	Number		Additional glands	at base of mucro further along margin
	Distance, first gland above blade base, mm

Habit

Habit:	trees shrubs sub-shrubs         prostrate	Height m
Branchlets:		Hairy?	Hairs absent            hairy
	Hairs:	closely appressed sub-appressed erect or patent
Stipules:	spinose sub-spinose        scarious

Flowers

Inflorescence	form	simple racemose paniculate         clustered	head shape	globular ellipsoid cylindrical
	Flower no.		Sepal no.
Peduncles	Length mm		Hairy?	Hairs absent            hairy

Fruits

Pods:	Curling	straight curved twisted openly coiled tightly coiled undulate raised alternately spirally coiled slightly curved	Section	flat subterete      terete
	Width mm
Seeds	Arrangement	longitudinal in pod oblique in pod transverse in pod

N.S.W distribution
North Coast Central Coast South Coast Northern Tablelands Central Tablelands Southern Tablelands North Western Slopes Central Western Slopes South Western Slopes North Western Plains South Western Plains North Far Western Plains South Far Western Plains

Written and compiled by Terry Tame, Phillip Kodela, Barry Conn, Ken Hill © Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney - June 2001 [Copyright and disclaimer notice]