About Chamaebatia australis (Brandegee) Abrams
Chamaebatia australis is an aromatic evergreen shrub species in the rose family. It is commonly known as southern mountain misery and southern bearclover. This uncommon shrub is native to the chaparral slopes of southern California and northern Baja California. It has very dark bark, and is covered in 2-pinnate foliage. In 2-pinnate leaves, small leaflets are themselves further divided into even tinier leaflets, which gives the foliage a fern-like appearance. Each leaf is a gland-dotted frond between 3 and 8 centimeters long. Its flowers are rose-like, with small rounded white petals and yellow centers filled with many stamens. Its fruit is a leathery achene.
