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brittlebushes
Encelia
Encelia is a genus of the plant family Asteraceae whose members are frequently called brittlebushes. It consists of shrubs (and one geophyte) of arid environments in southwestern North America and western South America.
All have n = 18 chromosomes. All the North American species are obligate outcrossers. In cultivation, the species readily form fertile F1 hybrids, F2s, and backcrosses, but in natural areas of sympatry, F2s and backcrosses are absent or rare.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Brittlebush
speciesEncelia farinosa
California brittlebush
speciesEncelia californica
Acton Brittlebush
speciesEncelia actoni
button brittlebush
speciesEncelia frutescens
Virgin River Brittlebush
speciesEncelia virginensis
Encelia canescens
speciesEncelia canescens
California brittlebush hybrid
hybridEncelia farinosa × californica
Encelia asperifolia
speciesEncelia asperifolia
Encelia palmeri
speciesEncelia palmeri
Sticky Brittlebush
speciesEncelia resinifera
Encelia ventorum
speciesEncelia ventorum
Nodding Sunray
speciesEncelia nutans
Encelia ravenii
speciesEncelia ravenii
Encelia balandra
speciesEncelia balandra
Encelia stenophylla
speciesEncelia stenophylla
Encelia farinosa × frutescens
hybridEncelia farinosa × frutescens
Encelia halimifolia
speciesEncelia halimifolia
Encelia laciniata
speciesEncelia laciniata
Onehead Brittlebush
speciesEncelia scaposa
Magdalena Brittlebush
speciesEncelia conspersa
Encelia densifolia
speciesEncelia densifolia
Encelia hispida
speciesEncelia hispida
Encelia pilosiflora
speciesEncelia pilosiflora
Encelia glandulosa
speciesEncelia glandulosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49338.