- Encelia frutescens
Taxobox
name = "Encelia frutescens"
image_width = 250px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
genus = "Encelia "
species = "E. frutescens"
binomial = "Encelia frutescens"
binomial_authority = A.Gray"Encelia frutescens" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names button brittlebush and bush encelia. This is a plant of the United States' desert southwest, especially the
Mojave Desert . The 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.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1067,1072 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ENFR USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/encfru/all.html Ecology]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Encelia+frutescens Photo gallery]
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