[Menodora scabra var. glabrescens A. Gray, moreMenodora scabra var. laevis (Woot. & Standl.) Steyermark, Menodora scabra var. longituba Steyermark, Menodora scabra var. ramosissima Steyermark, Menodora scoparia Engelm. ex A. Gray]
Plant: Subshrub to 60 cm Leaves: leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate 1-3 cm long Flowers: flowers yellow with 5 lobes 10-15 mm across, calyx 7 or more linear lobes, stamens 2 Fruit: paired globose capsule. Notes: a 2-lobed, circumcissile capsule, with bottom half remaining on plants References: J.C. Hickman, ed. The Jepson Manual.Kearney & Peebles. Arizona Flora.ASU specimens.