It doesn't appear to be a woody plant/tree but rather a herbaceous plant of some sort. I wonder if it m ight be a variety of Jacobaea? https://garden.org/plants/sear...
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
First thought - mustard that is going to seed.
Second thought, what kind of a friend gives an over the hill mustard plant as a gift?
Third thought, I must be wrong...
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There is a type of split leaf primrose that grows here which looks a lot like your plant - except it runs on the ground instead of standing vertically.