The glaucous, evergreen and flexible phyllodes have a linear shape and straight with a small hook at the end.

It blooms between November and January producing inflorescences with paired or solitary flower-spikes that have cylindrical shape with a length of 3 to 6.5 cm (1.2 to 2.6 in) with loosely packed golden coloured flowers.

The shiny brown seeds inside have an oblong-elliptic shape and a length of 5.5 to 7.8 mm (0.22 to 0.31 in) with a filiform funicle that is folded four to eight times and a small oblique aril.

[2] The specific epithet honours the botanist Arthur Bertram Court who was once the assistant director of the Australian National Botanic Gardens.

Other species commonly found in its habitat include; Allocasuarina torulosa, Helichrysum elatum, Imperata cylindrica, Syncarpia glomulifera and Themeda australis.