Brittlebush bloom around teddybear cholla in the foothills of the Superstition mountainsEncelia farinosa, or Brittlebush, is a common desert shrub of northwestern Mexico through California and the southwestern United States. Its common name comes from the brittleness of its stems.
Other names include "incienso," and "hierba del vaso" (Spanish) and "cotx" (Seri).[1] The Spanish name is because dried sap was burned by early Spanish Missions in the New World as incense.