Trixis californica  Trixis
PERENNIAL SUBSHRUB.  Coarse, leafy, dark green plant with yellow flowers and puffy white seedheads. Blooms after spring and summer rains.  Occasional among boulders in washes, under trees in gravelly canyons, etc. Related to genus Acourtia, which has pink flowers.
FAMILY:  Asteraceae (Daisy Family)