Encelia californica Nutt.
California Encelia
Asteraceae
Protologue: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., ser. 2, 7: 357 (1841)
Pronunciation: En-cè-li-a ca-li-fór-ni-ca
Etymology: Christoph Entzelt (1517-1583) + California
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
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Distribution:
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Plant a shrub. Note simple leaves with attenuate base (or "winged" petiole) and 3 major veins.
Note yellow ray corollas and dark brown disk corollas (containing
yellow styles & stamens).
Also note involucral bracts in several series (apparent whorls).
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