Encelia frutescens

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Enceliinae
Genus: Encelia
Species: Encelia frutescens
Name

Encelia frutescens (A.Gray) A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts viii. (1873) 657.
Synonyms

Simsia frutescens A. Gray

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southwestern USA
USA (Arizona, California, Nevada)
Regional: Mexico
Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sonora)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

A.Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston, MA 8:657. 1873

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Encelia frutescens. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 03 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Encelia frutescens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 03.
Tropicos.org 2018. Encelia frutescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 03.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Encelia frutescens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Button brittlebush , bush encelia

Encelia frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the daisy 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.