Erect to straggling shrub with hairy stems. Leaves elliptic to lanceolate, mostly 0.5-1.5 cm long, 4-8 mm wide, hairless. Flower clusters with 4 bracts, mostly 1.5-2.5 cm wide. Flowers bisexual or female, the females shorter, creamy white, 1.5-2 cm long; spring to summer.

SA, NSW, Vic, Tas.

Similar to P. linifolia subsp. linifolia but with hairy stems.

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Thymeleaceae. 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.