Catalina Ironweed
This was seen by a friend of mine on a walk around Oyster Bay Regional Park. I'm not entirely sure what this large shrub is.
Catalina Ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus floribundus) leaves, Santa Catalina Island CA
Lyonothamnus is a monotypic genus of trees in the rose family containing the single species Lyonothamnus floribundus, which is known by the common name Catalina ironwood, and the subspecies ssp. aspleniifolius and ssp. floribundus.
