.Often occurs in dense patches in woodland, open forest, open scrub vegetation in the Eyre Peninsula (southern part), Yorke Peninsula, Flinders Ranges, Northern and Southern Lofty, Murray, South-Eastern and Kangaroo Island regions. Soils: mainly hard alkaline red duplex, hard acidic or neutral yellow duplex and shallow calcareous loamy soils. Rainfall 300-1200 mm. Also W.Aust., Qld, N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic. and Tas.