It is an upright shrub with pointed leaves arranged in alternating opposite pairs so they form four rows along the branchlets.

[6] Homoranthus croftianus was first formally described in 1998 by John Hunter from a specimen collected in the Bolivia Range.

[7] The specific epithet (croftianus) honours Peter Croft, a National Parks and Wildlife Service ranger.

[5] Endemic to Bolivia Hill Nature Reserve, 40km southerly direction from Tenterfield New South Wales.

It grows on shallow sandy soils in heath and shrubby woodland on or adjacent to granite outcrops.