Encelia densifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Encelia |
| Species: | E. densifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Encelia densifolia C.Clark & Kyhos
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Encelia densifolia is a species of perennial shrub in the sunflower family commonly known as the Vizcaino encelia. This species is endemic to the Vizcaino Peninsula of Baja California Sur, Mexico.[1]
Description[edit]
Multi−branched perennial shrub, reaching 1–3 feet (0.30–0.91 m) in height. The branches are lined with dentate, triangular leaves a few centimeters long, that are light green, hairless and smooth in texture.[2]
The inflorescence is a solitary daisylike flower head 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) in diameter, on a short, leaved peduncle. The head has a center of many yellow disc florets surrounded by up to 12 yellow ray florets. The involucre consists of canescent, obtuse phyllaries. It blooms in spring.[2]
The fruit is an achene about half a centimeter long, usually lacking a pappus. The fruits have ciliate margins[2]
Distribution[edit]
The plant is native to Baja California Sur, México, where it is known only from one small, remote arroyo in the Sierra Santa Clara on the Vizcaino Peninsula.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rebman, Jon P.; Gibson, Judy; Rich, Karen (15 November 2016). "Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Baja California, Mexico" (PDF). Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 45. San Diego Natural History Museum: 55.
- ^ a b c Fehlberg, Shannon (2007). Phylogeny and Biogeography of Encelia (Asteraceae) in the Sonoran and Peninsular Deserts Based on Multiple DNA Sequences. Systematic Botany, Vol 32, Issue 3.