[3] Dicrastylis doranii is a spreading shrub, growing from 20 cm up to as high as 1.5 m, on yellow and red sands, on sand dunes and sandplains.

The flower stalks are 0.3-0.5 mm long, and have dendritic and peltate scale hairs.

The calyx has five lobes (0.6–1 mm long), which are densely covered in dendritic hairs.

The white or cream corolla is 4–5 mm long, with no dots or stripes in its throat.

[1][2] The specific epithet, doranii, honours Philip Doran, who was curator of the Castlemaine Botanic Gardens for many years.