Rounded, fragrant shrub or small tree, 1–5 m high; branchlets slightly angular with resinous ridges, hoary. Phyllodes ascending, obovate to oblanceolate, 3–7 cm long, 4–11 mm wide, straight to slightly curved, thin-coriaceous, glabrous, obtuse with minute, callose apiculum; main veins 3, distinct, resinous, impressed in crests of low ridges, with several secondary veins and occasional anastomoses. Racemes 3–8-headed, rachis 5–7 mm long, minutely pubescent; peduncles 3–5 mm long; heads globular, 3.5–4.5 mm diam., c. 25-flowered, light to dark golden. Flowers 5-merous; sepals free. Pods linear, to 6(–8) cm long, 2–4 mm wide, raised over and sometimes constricted between seeds, chartaceous, straight; seeds longitudinal, oblong, 4 mm long, glossy black, funicle-aril apical. Flowers Aug.–Nov.
LoM, MuM, Wim, GipP. Also SA, NSW. Localised, sometimes near inland water, growing in red earths and clay.
