"Spindly shrub 2–3 m high, rarely a tree 5–6 (–8) m high; crown sparsely foliaged." (WorldWideWattle ver. 2)

"Grows mainly on red sand plains, run-on sites associated with low rocky hills or lateritic plains. Flowers May–Aug." (WorldWideWattle ver. 2)

The seed collector will find this taxon easily confused with Acacia cowleana. In this regard, "Apart from its mainly creek bank habitat and its more southerly distribution, A. cowleana is distinguished from A. elachantha by its more robust habit and foliage, its resinous new shoots, its longer spikes with larger flowers and its wider pods, see M.W.McDonald & B.R.Maslin, loc. cit., for further discussion." (WorldWideWattle ver. 2).

Around Mount Isa, Acacia elachantha may be in the company of many similar species, Acacia colei, Acacia cowleana, Acacia gonoclada and Acacia holosericea being four of such.

WorldWideWattle ver. 2. Published on the internet at: www.worldwidewattle.com [Accessed October 6, 2023]

http://worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/elachantha.php

https://apps.lucidcentral.org/wattle/text/entities/acacia_elachantha.htm