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Encelia Adans.
brittlebush
       
Symbol:   ENCEL  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



 
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Encelia Adans.

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Distribution:
Encelia Adans.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, TX, UT)
 

Related Taxa:
Encelia Adans.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Encelia actonii Elmer. . Image Available.
Encelia actonii
Acton's brittlebush
Distribution of Encelia californica Nutt.. . Image Available.
Encelia californica
California brittlebush
Distribution of Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.. . Image Available.
Encelia farinosa
brittlebush
Distribution of Encelia frutescens (A. Gray) A. Gray. . Image Available.
Encelia frutescens
button brittlebush
Distribution of Encelia nutans Eastw.. .
Encelia nutans
nodding sunray
Distribution of Encelia resinifera C. Clark. .
Encelia resinifera
sticky brittlebush
Distribution of Encelia scaposa (A. Gray) A. Gray. .
Encelia scaposa
onehead brittlebush
Distribution of Encelia virginensis A. Nelson. .
Encelia virginensis
Virgin River brittlebush
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Encelia Adans.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Encelia Adans. – brittlebush
 

More Accounts and Images:
Encelia Adans.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37306.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
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