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Asteraceae

Menzies' goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G.L.Nesom

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Isocoma

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Menzies' goldenbush: Isocoma menziesii—coastal goldenbush. Coastal dunes of Southern California and the Channel Islands.There is a nice video on You Tube showing the plant in habita
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Menzies' goldenbush

Synonyms

  • Bigelowia menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
  • Bigelowia menziesii var. menziesii
  • Haplopappus menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Pyrrocoma menziesii Hook. & Arn.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.