It has narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate shaped reddish to grey-green leathery phyllodes that have a length of 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to 7.9 in) and a width of 8 to 25 mm (0.31 to 0.98 in).

Following flowering firmly papery to thin leathery, glabrous seed pods form that are straight and flat with a length of 4 to 12 cm (1.6 to 4.7 in) and are 6 to 9 mm (0.24 to 0.35 in) wide and are often covered in a powdery white coating.

It is also often confused with Acacia amoena[3] It is found in southwestern parts of Queensland, western New South Wales and Victoria on the tablelands of the Great Dividing Range.

It is noted as a good pioneer species[1] being fast-growing, hardy, cold tolerant and beneficial as a nitrogen fixing plant.

It can grow nutrient-poor, shallow, skeletal, high altitude soils and plays a valuable role in catchment protection within its native range.