Encelia californica

Encelia californica, Balboa Park, San Diego, California

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Enceliinae
Genus: Encelia
Species: Encelia californica

Name

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Encelia californica Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 357, 1841.

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Encelia conspersa A. Gray in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 88 (1859)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • USA (California)
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico (Baja California Norte)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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  • Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page. : 357
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Vernacular names

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English: California Brittlebush
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