Hemigenia scabra is an open, sprawling shrub with white flowers, hairy stems and foliage and is endemic to Western Australia.

The flower petals may be white, cream or shades of purple, 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in) long, spot or stripes in the throat and 4 stamens.

[2][3] The species was first formally described in 1870 by George Bentham and the description was published in Flora Australiensis.

[4][2] The specific epithet (scabra) is derived from the Latin scaber meaning "rough", referring to the leaves and stems.

[5] Hemigenia scabra is found growing in the Avon wheatbelt, Geraldton and the Shire of Yalgoo on and near sandplains in gravelly white or yellow sands.