- Encelia virginensis
Taxobox
name = "Encelia virginensis"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Heliantheae
genus = "Encelia "
species = "E. virginensis"
binomial = "Encelia virginensis"
binomial_authority = A.Nels."Encelia virginensis" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Virgin River brittlebush. This shrub is native to the southwestern United States, particularly the
Mojave Desert . This is a bushy, sprawling shrub reaching heights between one half and 1.5 meters. It has many branches, with the younger parts hairy and the older stems developing a thickened bark. The gray-green, fuzzy to hairy foliage may be sparse. Atop many erect, hairy stems are solitary daisylike flower heads with 11 to 21 ray florets which are generally yellow and a center of yellow disc florets. The fruit is anachene 5 to 8 millimeters long and usually lacking a pappus.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1067,1073 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ENVI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Encelia+virginensis Photo gallery]
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