Lupinus arboreus Calflora

Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit

Taxon Report

Lupinus arboreus Sims

Coastal bush lupine, Yellow bush lupine

Lupinus arboreus is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

This plant can be invasive in parts of California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1794 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. eximius
Genus:	Lupinus
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Lupinus propinquus

Information about Lupinus arboreus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LUAR) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Cal-IPC 2006: Species Native to Part of California, but Invasive in Other Parts of the State photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).