Hazardia vernicosa is a Mexican species of shrub in the family Asteraceae.

It has been found only in the state of Baja California in northwestern Mexico, specifically near El Rosario.

[3] It has not been found in the United States although one of the Mexican populations is less than 10 km (6+1⁄4 miles) south of the international border.

[4] Hazardia vernicosa is a branching subshrub up to 45 cm (18 in) tall with several stems arising from a woody underground caudex.

[5] Media related to Hazardia at Wikimedia Commons