It is native to an area in the
Great Southern and
Goldfields-Esperance regions of
Western Australia where it is commonly situated on undulating plains and on lateritic rises growing in gravelly sandy, sandy-clay or loamy soils. The range of the plant extends from the
Fitzgerald River in the west to around the
Young River in the east with outlying populations found near
Boxwood Hill further to the west. It is usually found as a part of dense low heath, open mallee and open dwarf scrubland communities. ==See also==