Procumbent, branched, subshrub, 0.1-0.3 m high; stems herbaceous, bases woody; tomentose to villous with glandular hairs interspersed. Leaves simple, lamina oblong-cordiform in outline, up to 80 x 60 mm, pinnatisect, base cordate, apex of segments obtuse to acute, margins crenate; petioles up to 100 mm long. Stipules ovate. Inflorescences of 3-6-flowered pseudo-umbels; peduncles up to 120 mm long. Petals 4 or 5, dark, pinkish purple; posterior 2 asymmetric-obovate, 10-30 x 9-14 mm, narrowly clawed, markings dark red; anterior petals narrowly spathulate, 15-17 x 2-6 mm. Fertile stamens 7; pollen orange. Flowering time June-Dec.
Sprawling shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves pinnatisect to bipinnatisect, 3-7 cm diam. Flowers to 6 on stout peduncles near branch tips, 30-40 mm diam., cream-coloured to purple, 2 upper petals much wider, subsessile; hypanthium 8-50 mm long.