Mountain misery (Chamaebatia foliolosa), also know as bear clover and kit-ke-dizze, is one of the native ground cover plants throughout this part of the Sierra, and I have it in abundance on my property, including throughout the very sunny parts of the food forest.  Interestingly, mountain misery is a non-legume nitrogen fixer, and so performs some of the same good work as a cover crop.

I find it beautiful, with delicate, somewhat sticky, fern-like leaves, and a distinctive aroma that I very much like, though I think the smell is the source of its common name.