Asteraceae
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Encelia
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Common names
By language (2)
- arz
- انسيليا فارينوسا
- English
- Brittlebush
Synonyms
- Encelia farinosa f. farinosa
- Encelia farinosa f. phenicodonta S.F.Blake
- Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta I.M.Johnst.
- Encelia radians Brandegee
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.