Shrub to 3 m tall. Leaves crowded, cylindrical, to about 7 cm long, 2 mm wide, stiff and hairless. Flower clusters axillary, of about 6 flowers. Flowers white to yellow, hairy; late spring to early summer. Fruit narrowly ovoid, 2-3 cm long, tapering gradually to the tip and with 2 or more projections at the base of each valve.

NSW, Vic, Tas.

Source: Spencer, R.; Molyneux, B.; Mathews, D. (2002). Proteaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.