Encelia nutans

Encelia nutans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Encelia
Species:	E. nutans
Binomial name
	Encelia nutans; Eastw.
Synonyms
	(Eastw.) A.Nelson;

Encelia nutans, called noddinghead,^[2] or nodding sunray,^[3] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It has been found only in Utah and Colorado in the western United States.^[4]

Encelia nutans is a shrub up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, with swollen roots up to 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter. Leaves are small and green, egg-shaped, rarely more than 5 cm (2 inches) long. Flower heads are produced one per stem, with yellow disc florets but no ray florets.^[5]^[6]^[2]

References[]

^ The Plant List, Encelia nutans Eastw.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Arches National Park, noddinghead description and photos
^ "Encelia nutans". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
^ Flora of North America, Encelia nutans Eastwood
^ Eastwood, Alice 1891. Zoë 2(3): 230–231

External links[]

USDA Plants Profile for Encelia nutans (nodding sunray)

[1] The Plant List, Encelia nutans Eastw.

[e-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Arches National Park, noddinghead description and photos

[3] "Encelia nutans". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

[4] Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map

[5] Flora of North America, Encelia nutans Eastwood

[6] Eastwood, Alice 1891. Zoë 2(3): 230–231

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