It is an erect, woody, fennel-scented, hairless shrub with pinnate leaves and white to deep pink, four-petalled flowers arranged in groups in the leaf axils.

Boronia galbraithiae is an erect, woody, fennel-scented shrub with glabrous, four-angled branches and that grows to a height of about 2 m (7 ft).

The flowers are white to deep pink and are arranged in groups of mostly between three and five in leaf axils on a pedicel 3.5–22 mm (0.1–0.9 in) long.

[5] Boronia galbraithiae was first formally described in 1993 by David Edward Albrecht who published the description in the journal Muelleria.

The main threats to the species include inappropriate fire regimes, roadworks and forestry operations.