Shrub to 1 m or more tall. Leaves decussate, 1-2 cm long, 2-7 mm wide. Flower clusters terminal in mostly 4-flowered heads; bracts yellow to red; late winter to spring. Flowers usually pendulous, yellow or red. Petals 3-5 mm long, stamens about half as long.

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