Pimelea hispida is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.2–1.5 m (7.9 in – 4 ft 11.1 in) with a single stem at ground level.
[2][3][4] Pimelea hispida was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in his book Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.
[5][6] The specific epithet (hispida) means "with bristly hairs", referring to the flowers.
[7] Bristly pimelea grows on winter-wet flats and on coastal sand hills and is found from Geographe Bay to Albany and in the Stirling Range, in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia.
[2][4] This pimelea is list as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.