Shrub to 2 m high; stems usually glabrous. Phyllodes narrow-ovate or narrow-elliptic, 4–35 mm long, 1–3 mm wide, leaf length to width ratio (3.5–)4–12; tapering at apex and base; upper surface convex with prominent midrib. Flowers in umbels of 2–5 or solitary; standard yellow. Flowers Aug.–Nov.
MuM, Wim, GleP, VVP, VRiv, GipP, OtP, WaP, Gold, CVU, GGr, DunT, NIS, EGL, EGU, WPro, HSF, HNF, OtR, Strz, MonT, VAlp. Also SA, Qld, NSW, Tas. Apart from the north and north-west, widespread across most of the state in a wide variety of habitats. .
A highly variable subspecies with few distinguishing features. Plants in Victoria are generally distinguished from D. ulicifolia subsp. ruscifolia by the narrower leaves and yellow standard petal.
