Ericameria linearifolia

Narrowleaf goldenbush is a small shrub that grows 3 ft tall and even wider, with countless flowers about 3/4 in across. This busy aster shrub with radiant yellow daisy flowers will grow well in any sunny garden. Easy to maintain with minimal water, and once established totally drought tolerant. You'll definitely get a pop of golden color with this long blooming (March to May) dense shrub. Plant with Ribes sangienum and Dark star ceanothus for a beautiful combination of colors. Native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America. Great native nectar source for butterflies. A decoction of leaves and flowers was applied to soreness, bruises, and cuts, and as an anitrheumatic. Applied to limbs for rheumatism as well as to horses for sore backs. A decoction of the roots is used as a wash for tired feet or for hair to make it grow. Found in in rocky or sandy soils of mountainsides, dry creek beds, deserts, mesas and interior plains. Communitites located in Chaparral, Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland Between 0 and 6562 feet .