Corymbia scabrida is a tree that typically grows to a height of 15 metres (49 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

[2][3][4][5][6] This yellow bloodwood was first formally described in 1991 by Ian Brooker and Anthony Bean who gave it the name Eucalyptus scabrida and published the description in the journal Austrobaileya.

[6] Corymbia scabrida grows on low sandstone ridges and hills in shallow, sandy, loamy or gravelly soils.

It is found in woodland communities and is often co-dominant in association with Eucalyptus melanophloia, E. chloroclada, Corymbia clarksoniana, C. polycarpa and Angophora leiocarpa.

[2][3][9] Rough-leaved yellowjacket is classified as "near threatened" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.