10 17 Yellow-green flower by sandlily

10 17 Yellow-green flower

I want to say this is a jojoba plant but just not 100 % sure.
The leaves certainly look like jojoba. Did you know they have male and female plants? Here's an interesting read: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211014142007.htm

"male and female jojoba plants have diverged so much more genetically -- the harsh environments in which they grow have resulted in the plant having more novel sex genes than any other known living organism."
October 18th, 2023  
Okay, I feel into a jojoba rabbithole: “The female plants put their roots down more deeply and plan to be there a long time to get big enough to produce the big seeds required, whereas the males don’t need to survive that long.

https://qaafi.uq.edu.au/article/2022/10/male-jojoba-plants-live-short-lives-while-females-endure

My plantnet app id'd your picture as a hop mulga: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_craspedocarpa

October 18th, 2023  
@blueberry1222 thank you Krista for going down the rabbit hole and finding out what this shrub is.
October 19th, 2023  
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