Endemic to Australia, where it is widespread in arid environments.
Silver senna (Senna artemisioides) (Gaudich. ex DC.) Randell is a lacy, open shrub with a globose shape in the Fabaceae (pea family) and is native to Australia. It was introduced as an ornamental shrub to the United States. It has pinnate leaves that are about 2-4 cm long and gray green and silvery in color. Shrubs are less than 2 meters tall and sparsely to densely hairy. Silver senna's bright yellow flowers, approximately 1.5 cm in diameter grow in small clusters and bloom between January through May in the United States. Jepson eFlora describes the species as being cultivated and naturalized in southwestern United States.