Hairy twiner or prostrate vine. Villous trifoliate foliage, leaflets to 50mm long, scabrous & villous above, villous beneath. Axillary erect racemes or panicles to 200mm long or more of reddish-purple flowers variegated yellow & white, villous calyx to 6mm long, bright red or rose-purple corolla, keel petals paler & smaller than wings. Pubescent legume to 35mm long.