The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of . It has apically resin-ribbed branchlets that are sericeous between the glabrous ribs. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen phyllodes are straight with a terete or quadrangular-terete shape. They are in length and wide and quite rigid with longitudinal grooves between nerves. It has 16 closely parallel nerves of which 8 are usually visible. It blooms from August to October producing yellow flowers.
