[3] The pale pods have prominent margins and are thinly woody to firm and brittle when dry.

[4] The shrub is found across the south coast of Western Australia and extends inland.

It is found in the South West, Wheatbelt, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions.

Form Albany in the south to Kondinin in the north and from Augusta in the west to Cape Arid in the east.

[5] Habitats where A. myrtifolia is found is mostly open forest, mixed woodlands, scrub or heath, usually in coastal or near-coastal locations.

[6] The fast growing shrub is suitable for low maintenance gardens, roadside verges and large median strips as a wind-break, natural barrier or erosion control.