I think I left this from last year to see what it might become... It's been slow and bushy... Only about a foot tall, but the stems are becoming woody. The leaves are compound, with 3-5 leaflets, serrated and are thick. Stems are hairy. Growing in the Santa Cruz mountains, zone 9b (Sunset zone 15). No flowers... full sun, semi-dry location..
I'm usually pretty good with plant ID, but I'm stumped...
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