PLANTS Profile for Encelia farinosa (brittlebush)

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PLANTS Profile

Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.
brittlebush

Symbol:

ENFA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I

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Photo of Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.

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Synonyms:
Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.

ENFAF	Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr. var. farinosa	brittlebush
ENFAP	Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr. var. phenicodonta (S.F. Blake) I.M. Johnst.	brittlebush
ENFAR	Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr. var. radians Brandegee ex S.F. Blake	brittlebush

Distribution:
Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.


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USA (AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 8 species in Encelia

Classification:
Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Encelia Adans. – brittlebush
Species	Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr. – brittlebush

Introduced Information:
Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37308.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 10/03/2008 10:10 PM MDT