A low-growing evergreen shrub, Ericameria ericoides (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), with linear leaves and yellow daisy-like flower heads, found in regions of scrub and dunes on the Californian coast.
Origin
1930s.
Definition of mock heather in US English:
mock heather
noun
A low-growing evergreen shrub, Ericameria ericoides (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), with linear leaves and yellow daisy-like flower heads, found in regions of scrub and dunes on the Californian coast.