Rather sparsely scattered along the coast, in open scrub from Nullarbor, Eyre Peninsula then eastwards, with a few occurrences on Yorke Peninsula, Northern Lofty and Kangaroo Island regions. In some of these latter localities it is rather doubtful whether the species is native. Soils; mainly calcareous sands, shallow calcareous loam or brown calcareous earths. Rainfall 200-500 mm. Also W.Aust.