 "Eucalyptus yalatensis" is a mallee that typically grows to a height of , or a low, sprawling shrub with a diameter up to , and forms a lignotuber.It has rough, fibrous to flaky brownish grey bark on part or all of the stems, smooth pale grey to brownish bark above.Young plants and coppice regrowth have dull greyish green, sessile, egg-shaped leaves that are long and wide.