This species has a rather restricted occurrence, in South-Eastern region near Mundalla south-west of Bordertown, Yorke Peninsula around the Curramulka area and Eyre Peninsula region (southern part), mainly associated with woodland to open, forest. Soils; mainly sandy alkaline and hard neutral yellow duplex, red shallow porous loam and grey cracking and self-mulching clays. Rainfall 300-500 mm. Also Little Desert area, western Vic.