Lobostemon echioides, the common healthbush, is the mostly widely distributed species in its genus.

Plants flowering from February to May seem to be confined to the southern parts of the distribution, where small amounts of rain are available throughout the year.

[2][3] The buds are arranged in two distinct rows, spreading greatly in the fruiting stage.

[3] The staminal scales inserted at the throat of the corolla tube, about 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) above the base of the corolla tube This is the most widely distributed Lobostemon species, occurring across the range of the genus.

It grows on stony slopes and flats in mostly sandstone derived soils.