Species of Sphaerolobium are erect shrubs, usually with rush-like stems and yellow or red flowers similar to others in the family.

Plants in the genus Sphaerolobium are perennial shrubs, the stems often rush-like, leafless and winged or ridged.

The leaves, when present are simple, linear and lack stipules.

[2][3][4] The genus Sphaerolobium was first formally described in 1805 by James Edward Smith in Annals of Botany.

[7] The following is a list of species of Spaerolobium accepted by the Australian Plant Census as of June 2022: