Ericameria suffruticosa

Ericameria suffruticosa, the singlehead goldenbush, is a subshrub to shrub in the family Asteraceae found in the western United States. "Suffruticosa" means "shrublike".

Description

Ericameria suffruticosa is a subshrub to shrub tall. It has sticky, small, gray-green leaves that are wavy at the edges and highly aromatic when crushed. One plant can produce several yellow flower heads with irregular structure, having its few disk flowers pointing in all directions, and 1-6 ray flowers haphazardly placed around the disk. The species grows from in elevation on rocky flats, ledges, and exposed ridges in mountain and alpine plant communities.