Shrub 2-3 m tall. Leaves linear, mostly 0.5-1 cm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, tip pointed. Flowers more or less stalkless, white, crowded along the branches in the leaf axils; spring to summer. Stamens 3-5 mm long. Ovary 3(4)-chambered. Fruit dehiscent.

Grown in forms that are prostrate or that have pink or white flowers. K. ericoides (A. Rich.) J. Thompson, Burgan, from SA, Qld, NSW, Vic and New Zealand is very similar but has flowers with distinct stalks.

NSW, Vic, Tas.

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.