Ericameria suffruticosa, the singlehead goldenbush, is a subshrub to shrub in the family Asteraceae found in the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana).

[4][5]: 120 Ericameria suffruticosa is a subshrub to shrub 6 to 16 inches (15 to 41 cm) tall.

[5]: 120  It has sticky, small, gray-green leaves that are wavy at the edges and highly aromatic when crushed.

[5]: 120  One plant can produce several yellow flower heads with irregular structure, having its few disk flowers pointing in all directions, and 1-6 ray flowers haphazardly placed around the disk.

[5]: 120  The species grows from 8,000 to 12,000 feet (2,400 to 3,700 m) in elevation on rocky flats, ledges, and exposed ridges in mountain and alpine plant communities.