Erect multistemmed subshrub 0.2–0.4 m high, sometimes procumbent. Stems angled, glabrous to sparsely appressed-puberulous, ±tomentulose in phyllode axils, slightly scabridulous. Stipules 1–3 mm long. Phyllodes continuous with branchlets, trifariously decurrent and forming very narrow wings to 1 mm wide; free portion of phyllodes linear to linear-lanceolate, commonly patent and shallowly incurved, sometimes straight or recurved, 10–50 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, acuminate, pungent, rigid, with indumentum as on branchlets; midrib prominent; gland not prominent, 1–6 mm above base. Inflorescences simple; heads sessile, globular, 6–11-flowered, bright yellow. Flowers 4-merous; sepals united, ¼–⅓ length of petals, dark brown; petals obscurely 1-nerved. Pods terete, to c. 7 cm long, c. 2 mm diam., crustaceous, reddish, longitudinally veined, appressed-puberulous, recurved upon dehiscence. Seeds not seen.
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A small evergreen shrub. It grows up to 1 m high and spreads 2 m wide. The stems have slight wings. The branches are spreading. The leaves (phyllodes) are bright green and continuous with the stem. They are stiff and taper to a small curved point. The flowers are bright yellow balls. The fruit are brown pods.
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