Hakea myrtoides is a ground hugging shrub which may grow to  in height and forms a lignotuber. Mauve, pink or crimson flowers grow in clusters in the leaf axils along the arching branchlets in winter and early spring, followed by small ovoid woody seed capsules that are less than  in diameter with a short slightly curving beak.
Hakea myrtoides is a ground-hugging shrub that can reach up to  in height and develops a lignotuber. Mauve, pink, or crimson flowers bloom in clusters at the leaf axils along the arching branchlets during winter and early spring, followed by small woody seed capsules less than  in diameter with a short, slightly curved beak.