This evergreen shrub is a native plant of the Aster family, and with its multi-branched and crinkled light green leaves that produce large quantities of bright yellow flowers; San Diego Sunflower is restricted to coastal southern California and northern Baja.

It is very floriferous and blooms most of the year. It is known by the common names  such as San Diego Sunflower and Tornleaf Goldeneye. It’s native to the dry mesas, canyons and mountain slopes and is part of chaparral and coastal sage scrub communities.