[3] Subsucculent perennial, herb (with a well-developed taproot), it grows up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high.

[3] The genus name of Hullsia is in honour of Charles Stephen Hulls (c. 1835–1923), accompanied John McKinlay explorer and cattle grazier, on expeditions in Australia.

[4] The Latin specific epithet of argillicola means dwelling on clay, or 'argillicolous'.

[5] Due to the fact it was found in the clay soils of northern Australia.

[6] Both genus and species were first described and published by Philip Sydney Short in Muelleria Vol.20 on page 58 in 2004.