 Like other members of the pea family it has phyllodes rather than leaves.These are variable in shape, ranging from obovate (egg-shaped) or oval to linear and measure long and wide, and are green in colour with a prominent network of veins.The yellow to red flowers appear from August to December, but peak in Spring over September and October, and are arranged in groups of 5 to 20 in umbelliform or corymbose racemes.