It is listed as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" under the Western Australian Government Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

[2] The mallee typically grows to a height of approximately 2 to 4 metres (7 to 13 ft) and has smooth[3] mottled grey bark.

[7] The species is part of the Eucalyptus subgenus series Diversiformae, a group of mallees that all have adult leaves held erect, buds with a single unscarred operculum and pyramidal seeds.

[8] Jimberlana mallee is found on stony hills in a small area of the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia just east of Norseman where it grows in clay-loam and granite soils.

The main threats to the species are its small population size, mining activities and unauthorised collection of flowers and fruit.