[3] It has paripinnate alternate leaves, with six to 12 pairs of leathery textured, slender, oval leaflets.

Flowers are bright yellow and cup-shaped, arranged in small clusters or in panicles.

They are lightly fragrant (hence the specific epithet odorata, meaning odorous).

The flowering period extends from late winter to spring.

[4][7] In its habitat, the plant can tolerate drought, light frost and high wind.