Encelia scaposa

Encelia scaposa, common name onehead brittlebush[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It has been found in western Texas, southwestern New Mexico, and Chihuahua.[3][4][5]

Encelia scaposa
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Binomial name
Encelia scaposa
Synonyms[1]
  • Encelia lineariloba M.E.Jones
  • Simsia scaposa A.Gray

Encelia scaposa is a shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are oblanceolate to linear, rarely more than 10 cm (4 inches) long. One plant can produce several flower heads. The heads are unusual in the genus in having as many as 40 ray florets in addition to the disc florets.[6][7]

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