 It is a part of the "Acacia pravifolia" group and most closely related to "Acacia scalena".It also resembles "Acacia dilatata" but is less closely related.It is native to an area in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia from around Dandaragan in the south up to Irwin in the north where it is found on ridges and low hills growing in gravelly loamy soils as a part of open "Eucalyptus" woodland communities.