A minor local occurrence in the South-Eastern region near Mount Gambier, in woodland or open scrub with heath understorey, associated with <I>Eucalyptus baxteri</I> and <I>Acacia oxycedrus</I>. Soils: leached sands with a hardpan, deep dark porous loamy soils. Rainfall 700-800 mm. Also N.S.W. and Vic.