| 1A. Phyllodes ≤3.5 cm long | 2 |
| 1B. Phyllodes >3.5 cm long | 5 |
| 2A. Branchlets hairy to some degree | 20. A. vestita |
| 2B. Branchlets completely glabrous | 3 |
| 3A. Heads with 3–12 flowers | 13. A. fimbriata |
| 3B. Heads with more than 12 flowers | 4 |
| 4A. Phyllodes symmetrical with both lower and upper margins curved | 15. A. podalyriifolia |
| 4B. Phyllodes asymmetric with lower margin straight and upper margin angled | 12. A. cultriformis |
| 5A. Racemes enclosed (when young) by a series of small or large, caducous, imbricate bracts | 6 |
| 5B. Racemes ebracteate at the base, or with a single small bract | 7 |
| 6A. Heads with 15–25 cream to pale yellow flowers | 18. A. salicina |
| 6B. Heads with 25–78 golden flowers | 19. A. saligna |
| 7A. Phyllodes 1–5 mm wide | 16. A. pycnantha |
| 7B. Phyllodes >5 mm wide | 8 |
| 8A. Mature phyllodes appressed hairy | 14. A. neriifolia |
| 8B. Mature phyllodes glabrous | 17. A. retinodes |