Summary ²

Encelia farinosa, or brittlebush, is a common desert shrub of northwestern Mexico through California and the southwestern United States. Its common name comes from the brittleness of its stems.

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1. (c) Florian Boyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/16634670@N00/2129865448
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encelia_farinosa

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• iNat taxon page
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• eFloras.org
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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• Jepson eFlora
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• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
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