Encelia densifolia
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Species: | E. densifolia
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Encelia densifolia is a multi−branched perennial shrub, reaching 1–3 feet (0.30–0.91 m) in height. The branches are lined with dentate, triangular leaves a few centimeters long, that are light green, hairless and smooth in texture.
The inflorescence is a solitary daisylike flower head 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) in diameter, on a short, leaved peduncle. The head has a center of many yellow disc florets surrounded by up to 12 yellow ray florets. The involucre consists of canescent, obtuse phyllaries. It blooms in the Spring.]</ref>
The fruit is an achene about half a centimeter long, usually lacking a pappus. The fruits have ciliate margins
Distribution[]
The plant is native to Baja California Sur, México, where it is known only from one small, remote arroyo in the Sierra Santa Clara on the Vizcaino Peninsula.
References[]
- Fehlberg, Shannon (2007). Phylogeny and Biogeography of Encelia (Asteraceae) in the Sonoran and Peninsular Deserts Based on Multiple DNA Sequences. Systematic Botany, Vol 32, Issue 3.
External links[]
- Encelia
- Flora of Baja California Sur
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Drought-tolerant plants