[1] Drakaea gracilis is similar to others in the genus in that it has a single, ground hugging leaf and an underground tuber.

In this case, the leaf is heart shaped, about 20 millimetres (0.8 in) in diameter, glabrous, dull blue-grey with darker lines radiating from the attachment to the stem.

The rest of the labellum (representing the female "body" of the insect) is dark maroon in colour and glabrous.

[1] Slender hammer orchid occurs in higher areas from near Dandaragan to the Stirling Range and Margaret River districts.

[1][3][4] Drakaea gracilis is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.