Encelia virginensis
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Encelia virginensis is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Virgin River brittlebush. This shrub is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, particularly the Mojave Desert and the Sonoran Desert. It has been found in Baja California, southern California, Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, and southwestern New Mexico.[1]
Encelia virginensis is a bushy, sprawling shrub reaching heights between 100 and 150 cm (40-60 inches). 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, appearing pale because of the presence of many small hairs on the surface. Atop many erect, hairy stems are solitary daisy-like flower heads with 11 to 21 ray florets which are generally yellow, and a center of yellow disc florets. The fruit is an achene 5 to 8 millimeters long and usually lacking a pappus.[2][3]
- Varieties
- Encelia virginensis var. actonii (Elmer) B.L.Turner - California, Nevada, Baja California[4][5][6]
- Encelia virginensis var. virginensis - southern California, Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, and southwestern New Mexico[1][7]
References
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- ↑ a b Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Encelia virginensis
- ↑ Flora of North America, Encelia virginensis A. Nelson
- ↑ Nelson, Aven 1904. Botanical Gazette 37(4): 272–273
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Encelia actoni
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Encelia actoni Elmer, Acton brittlebush
- ↑ Flora of North America, Encelia actoni Elmer
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Encelia virginensis Nelson, Virgin River brittlebush
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- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- North American desert flora
- Plants described in 1904
- Taxa named by Aven Nelson
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status