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California brittlebush

Encelia californica

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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24 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,582, February 2,443, March 3,422, April 4,490, May 2,014, June 1,263, July 1,082, August 1,102, September 1,398, October 1,429, November 1,837, December 1,416.
United States27,829
California27,803
Mexico824
Baja California824
Nevada3
Arizona3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusbrittlebushes · Encelia

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