Encelia

 Asteraceae

©The World Botanical Associates Web Page
Prepared by Richard W. Spjut
December 2004; August 2006, Dec 2007

Encelia californica
Vizcaíno Desert, BCN
Feb 1980

Encelia farinosa
Gulf Coast, BCN
Apr 1990

Encelia farinosa
Dominant shrub, just south of
Joshua Tree Natl. Park, CA
Mar 2005

Encelia farinosa
Sheephole Mts, CA
Mar 2005

Encelia frutescens
CA: San Bernardino Co., sandy wash,
Amboy Rd near I-40, 19 Nov 2007
 

  

Encelia ventorum
Vizcaíno Desert, BCN
Feb 1980

Note the strong resemblance of this plant to creosote (Larrea tridentata). Encelia ventorum is a major component of sand dune vegetation near Guerrero Negro, occurring with Sphaeralcea fulva.

 

Encelia virginensis
Mesquite Mts., Mojave Desert, CA
Apr 2005

Encelia virginensis
Mesquite Mts, Mojave Desert, CA
May 2006

Encelia actoni
Table Mt., Mojave Desert, NV
May 2006

Encelia sp.
Panamint Range, CA
Photo by Susan Spjut, May 2006