Encelia nutans

Encelia nutans
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Encelia
Species:	E. nutans
Binomial name
Encelia nutans Eastw.
Synonyms [1]
Enceliopsis nutans(Eastw.) A.Nelson

Encelia nutans, called noddinghead, ^[2] or nodding sunray, ^[3] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Utah and Colorado in the western United States. ^[4]

Encelia nutans is a shrub up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, with swollen roots up to 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter. Leaves are small and green, egg-shaped, rarely more than 5 cm (2 inches) long. Flower heads are produced one per stem, with yellow disc florets but no ray florets. ^{[5] [6] [2]}

References

1. The Plant List, Encelia nutans Eastw.
2. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Arches National Park, noddinghead description and photos
3. NRCS. "Encelia nutans". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
4. Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
5. Flora of North America, Encelia nutans Eastwood
6. Eastwood, Alice 1891. Zoë 2(3): 230–231

External links

• USDA Plants Profile for Encelia nutans (nodding sunray)

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