Isocoma menziesii

Isocoma menziesii, commonly known as Menzies' goldenbush or coastal goldenbush, is an evergreen subshrub in the family Asteraceae native to coastal California and northwestern Baja California. It typically grows 0.3 to 1 meter tall, forming a rounded clump of many erect, woody-based stems. The alternate leaves are oblanceolate to narrowly spatulate, often somewhat sticky-glandular, entire or with a few coarse teeth, and dark green. From late summer into autumn the plant bears terminal flat-topped clusters of small yellow flower heads; each head contains only disk florets (no rays), 8 to 30 in number, surrounded by overlapping resin-dotted phyllaries. The fruit is a small hairy achene topped by a tawny pappus of capillary bristles. The species is variable, with several recognized varieties differing in leaf shape, pubescence and habitat, ranging from coastal bluffs and dunes to inland chaparral and saltbush scrub.