Hazardia rosarica
Hazardia rosarica is a species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae commonly known as the El Rosario goldenbush. Hazardia rosarica is a fragrant shrub characterized by its zigzagged branches, toothed glutinous leaves, and yellow flower heads of only disc flowers. This species is endemic to Mexico and is only found in the region near of the town of El Rosario in Baja California. It is usually found on north and east facing slopes and ridgetops close to the coast. Description Hazardia rosarica is a shrub characterized by its lemony fragrance, glabrous zigzagged branches, toothed glutinous leaves, and yellow flower heads that only contain disc flowers. It is most similar to the polytypic Hazardia squarrosa, whose southern subspecies grindelioides approaches the range of H. rosarica, and both species share a lack of ray flowers. However, H. squarrosa is a much taller, larger shrub with a characteristic pubescence on its stems and a different fragrance, as opposed to H. rosarica with its smaller stature, completely hairless stems and sweet, lemony fragrance. Morphology Hazardia rosarica is a glutinous, fragrant shrub tall, with many erect to ascending branches emerging from a woody base. The branchlets are zigzag, and in youth are very tan