 "A. huegelii" is closely related to "Acacia forrestiana" and has similar phyllodes to "Acacia imparilis".It is native to an area along the south coast in the Peel and South West regions of Western Australia where it is found on low ridges, flats and sand dunes growing in lateritic gravel or sandy soils.It is often part of "Banksia" or "Eucalyptus" woodlands or open forest communities in northern and eastern areas but in south western areas it appears in dune swales with "Agonis flexuosa" and species of "Kunzea".