Babingtonia pelloeae is an erect, usually open shrub that typically grows to a height of 30–60 cm (12–24 in) and has slender branches with short side-branches.

Both surfaces of the leaves have rows of conspicuous oil glands on each side of the mid-vein.

[2][3] Babingtonia pelloeae was first formally described in 2015 by Barbara Rye and Malcolm Trudgen in the journal Nuytsia from specimens collected near Carmel in 1999.

[3] This species grows on open woodland between the Moore River and Roleystone, including the Darling Scarp, in the Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

[2][3] Babingtonia minutifolia is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.