Common from Streaky Bay on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula through Yorke Peninsula and Northern and Southern Lofty, and Murray regions to Victoria. On Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula found mainly in open scrub with <I>Eucalyptus incrassata, Melaleuca uncinata</I> or <I>E. diversifolia</I>, in the Murray region in open scrub with <I>E. socialis</I> and <I>E. gracilis</I>. Soils: mainly sandy alkaline yellow duplex, red shallow porous loam, brown calcareous earths and dark grey-brown calcareous loam earths. Rainfall 250-500 mm. Also W.Aust., N.S.W. and Vic.