Evergreen or semideciduous shrub 2.5–3 m high, with sparsely pubescent young stems; spines 5–15 (–18) mm long, rarely absent. Leaves persistent, ± concolorous; lamina narrowly obovate to obovate, (5–) 9–17 mm long, 2.2–5 (–7.3) mm wide, base narrowly cuneate, margin entire or serrulate, apex obtuse, emarginate or apiculate, venation clear (at least below); petiole 0.5–3.5 mm long; stipules 1–1.5 mm long. Inflorescence of up to 10 flowers; bracts persistent, c. 1.5 mm long. Pedicels 2.4–4 mm long. Hypanthium tube 1–1.1 mm long, 2–2.5 mm diam. Sepals 1.4–2 mm long. Petals absent. Stamens 0.8–1.3 mm long. Disc forming a wide ring around the ovary, deeply scalloped between the staminal bases. Style 1–1.2 mm long, branched. Fruit 3–3.5 mm long. Seed 2.7–3 mm long.
Usually along watercourses in sandy or rocky soils, often in woodlands, particularly of Black Sally (Eucalyptus stellulata) or Snow Gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora), at 915–1200 m alt.
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