Family: Fabaceae Tree Lupin Lupinus arboreus Flowering time: June - September. Introduced shrub Naturalised with a scattered, mainly coastal distribution on dry, sandy ground and roadsides. An erect, bushy, shrub with long, terminal racemes of yellow or whitish-yellow flowers followed by flattened, downy seedpods. The palmate leaves are divided into 7-11 leaflets. Height: To 3m.

Tree Lupin, Lupinus arboreus
Shell Bay, Dorset. August 2008