In the Mojave Desert it occurs in northwestern Arizona, southeastern California, and southwestern Nevada. Browsing may significantly reduce the mean cover and mean shrub height of rayless goldenhead. Rayless goldenhead is a native shrub. The leaves are alternate, entire, and spatulate. Flowerheads are yellow, discoid, and arranged in a cyme.
Little information is availbale on rayless goldenhead reproduction.
Sprouting capacity of this species is unknown. Facultative Seral Species Rayless goldenhead exhibited no distinct successional pattern on disturbed sites in the Mohave Desert. There is no information available on rayless goldenhead fire survivorship or postfire regeneration. Distribution of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians by BLM physiographic regions and A.W. Kuchler's associations for the eleven western states. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.