Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta

Family: Asteraceae · Type: shrub · Native

desert brittlebush is a California native shrub found in desert regions on stony hillsides at elevations below 1,500 meters. Flowering from December to September, this plant produces flowers with distinctive dark brown to reddish-brown disk corollas and red to dark brown anthers. Growing as a dense, rounded shrub up to 1 meter tall with woody, grayish branches, it develops a robust and compact form. Its leaves are typically gray-green and covered in a flour-like, pale coating that gives the plant a distinctive silvery appearance. In harsh desert environments, this shrub demonstrates remarkable adaptability, thriving in challenging stony landscapes with its resilient structure.

Habitat: Stony desert hillsides, sometimes co-occurring with var

Bloom period: Dec-Jun, Aug--Sep

Elevation: < 1500 m

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