Schiedea kealiae, a member of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), is a subshrub with weakly ascending to sprawling stems 0.2 to 0.5 m (0.7 to 1.6 ft) long that form loose clumps. The lower stems are smooth while the upper stems and flowering stalk bear glands. The opposite leaves, 3 to 10 cm (1.2 to 4 in.) long and 0.3 to 1.5 cm (0.1 to 0.6 in.) wide, are lance-shaped to elliptic lance-shaped and conspicuously three veined with a prominent midrib. The flowering stalk is 3 to 11 cm (1.2 to 4.3 in.) long, with numerous unisexual flowers in crowded clusters. The green sepals of the male flowers are approximately 2.5 mm (0.1 in.) long. The sepals of the female flowers, 1.5 to 2.2 mm (0.06 to 0.09 in.) are slightly shorter. The nectaries, about 0.5 to 1 mm (0.02 to 0.04 in.) long, are inconspicuous. The capsular fruit is 2 to 2.5 mm (0.08 to 0.1 in.) long. The species is distinguished from others of this endemic Hawaiian genus by the length of the sepals and nectaries and the flowering stalk exclusively with stalkless glands.