It has smooth bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds with pronounced ribs, arranged in groups of three in leaf axils, white to cream-coloured or yellow flowers and conical, prominently ribbed fruit.Eucalyptus coronata is a multi-stemmed mallee that typically grows to a height of 0.6–5 m (2 ft 0 in – 16 ft 5 in) and forms a lignotuber.

[2][4][5][6] Eucalyptus coronata was first formally described in 1933 by Charles Gardner and the description was published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.

[3] The specific epithet (coronata) is from the Latin coronatus meaning "crowned" and refers to the ribbed operculum.

[2] This species is classified as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" by the Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)[2] It is known from three populations, all of which are located in Fitzgerald River National Park.

[6] This eucalypt is available for cultivation in home gardens used as a small landscaping species, ornamental, hedging and for honey production.