Pityrodia viscida is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 30–60 cm (12–24 in), its stems and branches covered with sticky hairs.

The petals are white, 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in) long and joined at the base to form a gradually spreading upwards, with two "lips" with wavy or toothed edges.

[2][3][4] Pityrodia viscida was first formally described in 1918 by William Vincent Fitzgerald and the description was published in the Journal of the West Australian Natural History Society.

[6] This pityrodia grows in sandy laterite, mainly between Mingenew and Three Springs in the Avon Wheatbelt and Geraldton Sandplains bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

[2][4] Pityrodia viscida is listed as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[4] meaning that it is rare or near threatened.