Ericameria Suffruticosa, Singlehead Goldenbush

Ericameria suffruticosa is characterized by approximately equal-length phyllaries, the presence of ray florets in addition to the disk florets, the single flowerheads, and the head-shaped glands on the leaves, stems and phyllaries.

Leaves are angled upwards; they are narrowly oblanceolate, with prominent midveins and somewhat wavy edges, on stems that become red or brown as they age. Flowerheads are usually solitary, occasionally paired, at the end of the stem branches. The involucre is bell-shaped, relatively wide, with two or three rows of lance-shaped phyllaries, strongly recurved. Outer phyllaries are all dark green; the upper ones pale yellow green towards the base, darker above. Phyllaries narrow to a sharp point.

Flowrheads have from one to eight ray florets, with relatively broad corollas, and 14 to 40 disc florets, the styles strongly exserted.