Isocoma menziesii var. decumbens

Decumbent goldenbush

Family: Asteraceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Decumbent goldenbush is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native shrub found in southern California Coastal, southern Channel Islands, and southern Peninsula Ranges in sandy coastal scrub, chaparral, and dune habitats at elevations below 200 meters. Flowering from July to November, this plant produces yellow flowers in loose or flat-topped clusters with heads 5 to 6.5 millimeters long. Growing 20 to 50 centimeters tall with prostrate or decumbent stems that are minutely glandular and sometimes finely gray-cobwebby. Its leaves are clustered in axils, narrowly oblanceolate, 5 to 22 millimeters long, typically entire or with a few distal teeth. The fruit is 2.3 to 3.6 millimeters long, contributing to its distinctive low-growing form in coastal and chaparral landscapes.

Habitat: Sandy soil, chaparral, coastal scrub, landward side of dunes, hillsides, arroyos

Bloom period: Jul-Nov

Elevation: < 200 m

Bioregions: s SCo, s ChI, s PR

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.