Enceliopsis

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Enceliopsis
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Enceliopsis argophylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Enceliinae
Genus: Enceliopsis
(A. Gray) A. Nelson, 1909
Synonyms [1]
  • Helianthella section Enceliopsis A. Gray

Enceliopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are sometimes called sunrays. They are similar to the daisylike plants in the related genus Encelia . These three shrubs are native to the western United States and Canada. [1] [2] [3]

Species [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nelson, Aven. 1909. Botanical Gazette 47(6): 432–434 in English
  2. Tropicos, Enceliopsis A. Nelson
  3. Flora of North America, Enceliopsis A. Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 47: 432. 1909.
  4. "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  5. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps