 "Eremophila latrobei" is usually an erect, many-branched shrub but sometimes straggly or spindly and which usually grows to a height of .Its branches are rough due to the presence of persistent leaf bases and are usually glabrous except when immature.The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches, varying in shape from thread-like to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base and from needle-shaped to flat, mostly long and wide.