The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 7 metres (5 to 23 ft)[1] with an erect habit and with straight trunks.

The ascending to erect phyllodes have a linear shape and are quite straight and have a mostly rhombic cross-section with a length of 8 to 18 cm (3.1 to 7.1 in) and a width of 1 to 1.5 mm (0.039 to 0.059 in).

The glabrous phyllodes have a slightly recurved tapered point and resinous nerve at the apex of each of the four angles.

[2] Acacia resinimarginea is native to a large area in the Mid West and Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it is often situated on undulating plains growing mostly in sandy[1] but sometimes in loamy soils, often as pure stands.

It is found from around Perenjori in the west to around Kambalda in the south east and up to around Leonora in the north.