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Brittlebush flower, in Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona. Brittlebush grows up to 30 to 150 centimetres (12 to 59 inches) tall, [1] with fragrant leaves3–10 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 –4 in) long, ovate to deltoid, and silvery tomentose. [2] Arranged in loose panicles above the leafy stems, the capitula are 3–3.5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in ...
Encelia californica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name California brittlebush. It is also commonly referred to as California coast sunflower and California bush sunflower .
Encelia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the leaf miner Bucculatrix enceliae which feeds exclusively on Encelia farinosa. The phylogenetic sister group of Encelia is a clade comprising the genera Enceliopsis and Geraea. The three genera are informally called the "Encelia alliance". [3]
It is known by the common names Chiricahua rock flower, cliff brittlebush, and Apache bush. [3] The genus is named in honor of the Apache people who inhabit the region; the specific epithet refers to the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona. [4] [5] This plant is a shrub up to half a meter tall and one meter wide. The hard, spine ...
Encelia frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names button brittlebush and bush encelia.
The dominant plants that typify this vegetation type are creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) and its associates, white bur-sage (Ambrosia dumosa), brittlebush (Encelia farinosa, Encelia actoni, Encelia virginensis), cheese-bush (Ambrosia salsola), Mojave yucca (Yucca schidigera), silver cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa), and beavertail ...
Encelia virginensis is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Virgin River brittlebush. This shrub is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, particularly the Mojave Desert and the Sonoran Desert .
Encelia actoni is cultivated as an ornamental plant for drought tolerant and wildlife gardens, natural landscaping design, and habitat restoration projects. [8] It needs sun and after the first summer, very limited to no supplemental irrigation. [8] It is a honey plant, supporting diverse pollinators.