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Encelia farinosa, or Brittlebush, is a common desert
Désert

?D?sert? is ?milie Simon's debut single, released in October 2002. The song was a huge success both critically and commercially in her homeland....
 shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
 of northwestern Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 and the southwestern United States
Southwestern United States

The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit, such as the 37th parallel north, 38th parallel north, 39th parallel north, or 40th parallel north line....
. Its common name comes from the brittleness of its stems
Plant stem

A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes, the nodes hold buds which grow into one or more leaf, inflorescence , conifer cones or other stems etc....
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It is also called incienso because its dried stems were burned by early Spanish settlers
Spanish missions in California

The Spanish mission in California comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spain Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to evangelism the Christianity religion among the local Native Americans in the United States....
 as incense
Incense

Incense is composed of aromatic Biotic material materials. It releases fragrant smoke when burned. The term incense refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces....
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ncelia farinosa grows to 1 m tall, with fragrant leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 3-8 cm long, ovate to deltoid, and silvery tomentose
Tomentose

Tomentose is a term used to describe plant hairs that are bent and matted, forming a woolly coating. Often the hairs are silver or gray-colored....
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Encelia farinosa, or Brittlebush, is a common desert
Désert

?D?sert? is ?milie Simon's debut single, released in October 2002. The song was a huge success both critically and commercially in her homeland....
 shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
 of northwestern Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 and the southwestern United States
Southwestern United States

The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit, such as the 37th parallel north, 38th parallel north, 39th parallel north, or 40th parallel north line....
. Its common name comes from the brittleness of its stems
Plant stem

A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes, the nodes hold buds which grow into one or more leaf, inflorescence , conifer cones or other stems etc....
.

It is also called incienso because its dried stems were burned by early Spanish settlers
Spanish missions in California

The Spanish mission in California comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spain Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to evangelism the Christianity religion among the local Native Americans in the United States....
 as incense
Incense

Incense is composed of aromatic Biotic material materials. It releases fragrant smoke when burned. The term incense refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces....
.

Description

Encelia farinosa grows to 1 m tall, with fragrant leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 3-8 cm long, ovate to deltoid, and silvery tomentose
Tomentose

Tomentose is a term used to describe plant hairs that are bent and matted, forming a woolly coating. Often the hairs are silver or gray-colored....
. The capitula
Capitulum

The term Capitulum can refer to several things:*In botany, a type of flower head where the bracts are located under the basis, such as a Daisy's...
 are 3-3.5 cm diameter, with orange-yellow ray florets and yellow or purple-brown disc florets. They are arranged in loose panicle
Panicle

A panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched Indeterminate growth inflorescence with Pedicel flowers attached along the secondary branches ....
s above the leafy stems fruit
Fruit

The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context, and the term is not synonymous in food preparation and biology. In botany, which is the scientific study of plants, fruits are the ripened Ovary of flowering plants....
 3-6 mm and there is no pappus.

Habitat Characteristics

Encelia farinosa can be found in a variety of habitats from dry gravelly slopes to open sandy washes up to 1000 m. It does well in cultivation and recently has spread dramatically in areas not natural to its distribution in large part because Caltrans
California Department of Transportation

The California Department of Transportation is a government department in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state....
 has begun to use it in hydroseeding
Hydroseeding

Hydroseeding is a planting process which utilizes a slurry of seed and mulch. The slurry is transported in a tank, either truck or trailer mounted and sprayed over prepared ground in a uniform layer; helicopters may be used in cases where larger areas must be covered....
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Varieties

  • Encelia farinosa var. farinosa Gray ex Torr. -- goldenhills
  • Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta (Blake) I.M. Johnston -- goldenhills, purple brittlebush
  • Encelia farinosa var. radians Brandeg. ex Blake -- goldenhills


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