It is a stiff, wiry, much-branched, ascending perennial herb with needle-shaped or linear leaves on the stems and racemes of yellow flowers with a brownish centre.

Goodenia triodiophila is a stiff, ascending perennial herb up to 40 cm (16 in) tall, with many wiry, reddish or brownish branches.

Flowering occurs from April to October and the fruit is a spherical to oval capsule about 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter.

[2][3][4][5][6] Goodenia triodiophila was first formally described in 1980 by Roger Charles Carolin in the journal Telopea from material he collected near Tom Price in 1970.

[2][3][5][6] Goodenia triodiophila is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife and as of "least concern" under the Northern Territory Government Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 and the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992.