Noun
fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
Source: WordNetWhen in bloom, the yellow daisy flowers of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa), so-called on account of its brittle stems, is a tough perennial that survives both fire and sub-freezing temperatures. Source: Internet