Each joint contains one seed. This creeper is common in grassy places, roadsides and lawns. This creeping plant is similar to the Lesser Clover-leaved Desmodium except that it is larger. Leaves are compound with 3 leaflets. Each leaflet is narrower in proportion to its length.
Flowers are reddish or purple in colour.
They either occur singly or a few together in the leaf axils. Fruits are slightly larger than those of the Lesser Clover-leaved Desmodium. Each pod usually has 3-5 hairy joints. Each joint contains one seed. This creeping is common in grassy places, lawns and sandy places, sometimes by the sea.