Pultenaea pinifolia is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of . The leaves are pine-like, long and wide with
stipules long at the base. The flowers are yellow-orange with orange marks, each flower on a
pedicel long. The
sepals are hairy and long with hairy
bracteoles long at the base. The
standard petal is long, the
wings long and the
keel long. Flowering occurs from October to November and the fruit is a
pod long. ==Taxonomy and naming==