It has rough fibrous or flaky bark on the lower trunk, smooth bark above, linear to narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers and cup-shaped fruit.

Eucalyptus viridis is a mallee or small tree that typically grows to a height of 8–10 m (26–33 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

[2][3][4][5] Eucalyptus viridis was first formally described in 1900 by Richard Thomas Baker in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.

[6][7] The specific epithet (viridis) is a Latin word meaning "green".

[3][5] This eucalypt is important in the production of honey[8] and the leaves are harvested for cineole based eucalyptus oil.