Mallee to 3 m. Basal bark rough, flaky. Juvenile leaves not seen. Adult leaves linear to very narrowly lanceolate, uncinate, firm; lamina 5–7 cm long, 0.5–1 cm wide, green or yellow-green; lateral veins faint, at 30°–40°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete, 4–7 mm long. Umbels 3-flowered; peduncle terete or quadrangular, 2–5 mm long; pedicels terete, 1–3 mm long. Buds cylindrical-conical; operculum hemispherical, apiculate to conical, 3–4 mm long, 5–6 mm wide; hypanthium cylindrical, 5–7 mm long, 5–6 mm wide. Fruits cylindrical, 6–9 mm long, 7–8 mm wide; valves 4.