Acmispon cytisoides, synonyms Lotus benthamii and Syrmatium cytisoides, is a species of legume native to California.

[4][5] It is endemic to central California, where it occurs along the Central Coast and into the coastal mountain ranges.

[4][3] It grows in oceanside habitat and inland on slopes and in canyons.

It is a mat-forming or spreading perennial herb lined with leaves each made up of a few oval leaflike leaflets up to 12 mm long.

[3] The inflorescence bears up to 10 dull pinkish dark-veined flowers, each just under 1 cm long.