{"product_id":"skeletonleaf-goldeneye","title":"Skeletonleaf Goldeneye","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall yellow flowers float above a tangle of narrow green leaves in this photograph from \u003ca href=\"\/products\/walking-trails-at-the-living-desert-zoo-and-gardens-in-palm-desert\"\u003eThe Living Desert in Palm Desert\u003c\/a\u003e. The combination is consistent with \u003cstrong\u003eskeletonleaf goldeneye\u003c\/strong\u003e, a branching shrub also known as resinbush. Mark Miller photographed it on October 15, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLikely botanical identification:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eViguiera stenoloba\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant family:\u003c\/strong\u003e Asteraceae, the daisy family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perennial shrub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTypical size:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 2–4 feet tall and wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocal setting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivated garden planting; likely a species from the Chihuahuan Desert region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLook for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deeply divided, narrow leaves and yellow flower heads on slender, mostly leafless stalks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRead the leaves as well as the flowers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany desert plants produce yellow daisies. Here, the threadlike divisions of the leaves and the long flower stalks provide more useful clues than flower color alone. Compare that fine foliage with the broad, silvery leaves of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/brittlebush\"\u003ebrittlebush\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the garden\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative to parts of the Chihuahuan Desert region, skeletonleaf goldeneye favors sun and well-drained ground. Its summer and fall flowers can support visiting pollinators. Leave space for a branching, rounded shrub rather than treating it as a small bedding flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIdentification note\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis identification is provisional. The photograph shows features consistent with skeletonleaf goldeneye, but a readable plant label and closer leaf details would help confirm the exact species. It is presented here as a cultivated observation from The Living Desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExplore more\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/flora\"\u003eFlora of the Coachella Valley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/brittlebush\"\u003eBrittlebush\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/common-sunflower\"\u003eCommon sunflower\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSources\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npsot.org\/posts\/native-plant\/viguiera-stenoloba\/\"\u003eNative Plant Society of Texas: Skeletonleaf goldeneye\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotography © Mark Miller, October 15, 2026. Botanical source checked October 15, 2026.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desert Oasis Insider","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67819679580441,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/6813\/2121\/files\/skeletonleaf-goldeneye-viguiera-stenoloba-living-desert-2026-10-15.jpg?v=1792117914","url":"https:\/\/desertoasisinsider.shop\/products\/skeletonleaf-goldeneye","provider":"Desert Oasis Insider","version":"1.0","type":"link"}