Spreading, ofen multi-trunked tree to 10 m high; bark rough, scaly, light grey, persistent on upper trunk or upper branches. Juvenile leaves orbicular, often emarginate, discolorous, glossy green. Peduncles 10–16 mm long; operculum conical, sometimes slightly beaked, wider than hypanthium. Fruit 8–12 mm long. Flowers Autumn
Wim, VRiv, GGr, DunT, NIS. Known from Mt Arapiles and ranges in the northern Grampians (Mt Zero, Halls Gap area, northern slopes of Serra Range, Red Rocks area), growing in sandy, well-drained soils.
Distinguished from other forms of E. goniocalyx by its glossy green, juvenile leaves and bark that is persistent on the trunk, but tends to shed in long strips on main branches.
Grows in close proximity to E. alaticaulis in the northern Grampians, but tends to occur at lower altitudes than that species. Eucalyptus alaticaulis is generally distinguished by its mostly smooth-barked trunks.
