Asteraceae
Sticky brittlebush
Encelia resinifera
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Encelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sticky brittlebush
Synonyms
- Encelia frutescens f. radiata H.M.Hall
- Encelia frutescens var. resinosa M.E.Jones
- Encelia resinifera subsp. resinifera
- Encelia resinifera subsp. tenuifolia C.Clark
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Curtis Clark, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.