It develops a maximum of 3 branches at the base of the plant. The internodes are straight. It has 2 pairs of leaflets, medium green in colour, which are not marbled. The stipules are marbled, larger than the leaflet and clasping. Flower colour is white.
Pods are straight with pointed ends and the surface is smooth and shiny.
The immature pod is medium green in colour. One to 2 pods are borne per peduncle. The seed of Laura is smooth and round, the seed coat is creamy-white in colour and the cotyledon yellow. The percentage of important amino acids for stock feed are threonine 0.80, methionine 0.20, and lysine 1.72. Tests were conducted in 1993 at the Agricultural Research Institute, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, to screen for tolerance to herbicides.