Encelia scaposa

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Encelia scaposa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Encelia
Species:
E. scaposa
Binomial name
Encelia scaposa
Synonyms [1]
  • Encelia linearilobaM.E.Jones
  • Simsia scaposaA.Gray

Encelia scaposa, common name onehead brittlebush [2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in western Texas, southwestern New Mexico, and Chihuahua. [3] [4] [5]

Encelia scaposa is a shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are oblanceolate to linear, rarely more than 10 cm (4 inches) long. One plant can produce several flower heads. The heads are unusual in the genus in having as many as 40 ray florets in addition to the disc florets. [6] [7]

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References

  1. The Plant List, Encelia scaposa (A.Gray) A.Gray
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Encelia scaposa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Tropicos, specimen listing for Encelia scaposa (A. Gray) A. Gray
  5. SEINet, Southwest Biodiversity, Arizona chapter, Encelia scaposa includes photos, description, distribution map
  6. Flora of North America, Encelia scaposa (A. Gray) A. Gray
  7. Gray, Asa. 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6): 88 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English