Encelia frutescens
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Encelia frutescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Encelia |
Species: | E. frutescens
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Binomial name | |
Encelia frutescens |
Encelia frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names button brittlebush and bush encelia.
Distribution
This is a plant of the deserts in the Southwestern United States, especially the Mojave Desert in California, and also Nevada and Arizona.
Description
The Encelia frutescens flower heads usually, but not always, lack ray florets and are composed of only a disc packed with disc florets. The leaves are rough and hairy. The flat, light fruits are wind dispersed. This is an occasional food plant for the desert tortoise. It is one of the first plants to colonize disturbed or burned sites.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links
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- Encelia
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Nevada
- Natural history of the Colorado Desert
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Taxa named by Asa Gray
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status