Encelia frutescens
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Encelia frutescens capitulum 2005-04-01.jpg
| status = G5
| status_system = TNC
| genus = Encelia
| species = frutescens
| authority = A.Gray
}}
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.
File:Encelia frutescens 5.jpg, Mojave Desert, California.]]
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1067,1072 Jepson Manual Treatment — Encelia frutescens]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ENFR USDA Plants Profile for Encelia frutescens]
- [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/encfru/all.html Encelia frutescens Ecology]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Encelia+frutescens Encelia frutescens — U.C. Photo gallery]
- {{Commons category-inline|Encelia frutescens}}
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Category:Flora of the California desert regions
Category:Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
Category:Natural history of the Colorado Desert
Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert