Somewhat spindly shrub 3 (-4) m high. Branchlets pruinose towards extremities, glabrous, scarred by raised stem-projections where phyllodes have fallen. Phyllodes erect, straight to shallowly curved, terete, 1.5-4 cm long, c. 1 mm diam., ±pungent by a distinct mucro, ±rigid, glaucous to subglaucous, glabrous, smooth (finely longitudinally wrinkled when dry), 7-nerved. Inflorescences 1-(or 2-) headed racemes; raceme axes c. 0.5 mm long; peduncles ±10 mm long, glabrous; basal bract caducous, prominent; heads obloid, 7-10 mm long, c. 25-flowered, golden; bracteoles conspicuously overtopping flower buds. Flowers 5-merous; sepals 1/4-1/2-united, irregularly lobed. Pods linear, strongly raised over seeds on alternating sides, to 7 cm long, ±4 mm wide, thinly coriaceous, moderately pruinose, glabrous. Seeds longitudinal, elliptic, 3-4 mm long, glossy, black; aril yellowish.
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