The phyllodes have a linear to linear-elliptic shape with a prominent midrib and marginal nerves.

[4] It blooms between October and December and produces flowers that are yellow and held in cylindrical clusters.

The transverse to oblique dull black seeds have an ovate to oblong-elliptic shape with a length of 5 to 6 mm (0.20 to 0.24 in).

It was reclassified as Racosperma pruinocarpum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 then transferred back into the genus Acacia in 2006.

The tree is found in many types of habitat, usually in stony sand or loamy soils,[1] and is associated with Acacia aneura and spinifex communities.