It is a woody climber with twining stems, trifoliate leaves and orange-red and yellow flowers arranged in groups of up to twenty-four.

Kennedia lateritia is a woody climber with twining stems that cover low vegetation or sometimes climb trees to a height of up to 4 m (13 ft).

[7] Augusta kennedia grows in low coastal heath, often among granite outcrops in the Augusta-Cape Leeuwin area of south-western Western Australia.

[2][3][4] This species of twining pea is listed as "endangered" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" (as Kennedia macrophylla) by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

The main threats to the species include trampling by tourists, inappropriate fire regimes and land clearing.