Common in the Lake Eyre region; a small disjunct occurrence in the Murray region along the Murray River from near Blanchetown to Renmark, all usually in an open woodland, associated with Eucalyptus camaldulensis and E. microtheca along creek banks and waterways. Soils; grey cracking and self-mulching clay. Rainfall 150-250 mm. Also W.Aust., N.T., Qld, N.S.W. and Vic.