Description: A weak-stemmed, much-branched, ascending shrub 
Height: 3 to 6 ft. 
Flowers: Bright-yellow flowers in heads 0.8 inch wide 
Fruit: Achenes with bristles (like dandelions) 
Foliage: Simple, alternate, long oval, to 4 inches long, green 
Spines: Unarmed 
Bark: Straw-colored to brown 
Growth Rate: Medium 

Requirements: 
Sun: Shade, partial sun 
Soil: Loamy, well drained clay loams 
Drainage: Well 
Water: Low, drought tolerant 
Maintenance: None 
Propagation: Seed, semi-hardwood cuttings 

Native Habitat: Thornforests, palm groves, chaparrals 

Wildlife Use: Leaves - White-tailed Deer 

Comments: An attractive, unarmed shrub, flowering through much of year