Amorpha californica is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name California false indigo.

[2] Amorpha californica is a glandular, thorn-less shrub with leaves made up of spiny, oval-shaped leaflets each tipped with a resin gland.

The fruit is a legume pod containing usually a single seed.

The standard variety is Amorpha californica var.

napensis is a rare plant; it only grows around San Francisco and in the North Coast Ranges.