This plant has fine deep green linear leaves[3] that are deeply divided with a length of about 40 millimetres (2 in).

[5] This plant blooms with white, lilac or blue pea shaped sweet smelling flowers between October and December.

[7] Psoralea pinnata is a native of South Africa; it is also an established alien species in other countries, particularly Southern Australia[5] and New Zealand.

In South Africa the plant is commonly known as the fountain bush or fonteinbos, it also is called penwortel, bloukeur and is known as umhlonishwa by the Zulu.

[5] In other parts of the world it is also called the African scurf pea, taylorina, blue psoralea and the Dally pine.