Enceliopsis
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Enceliopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
. They are sometimes called sunrays. They are similar to the daisylike plants in the related genus Encelia
. These three shrubs are native to western North America, especially the southwestern United States.
Species:
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. They are sometimes called sunrays. They are similar to the daisylike plants in the related genus Encelia
Encelia
Encelia is a genus of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of shrubs of arid environments in southwestern North America and western South America. All have n = 18 chromosomes. With the exception of the South American species, all are obligate outcrossers...
. These three shrubs are native to western North America, especially the southwestern United States.
Species:
- Enceliopsis argophylla - silverleaf sunray
- Enceliopsis covilleiEnceliopsis covilleiEnceliopsis covillei is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Panamint daisy.It is endemic in Inyo County, California, where it is known only from the rocky slopes of the western Panamint Range sky island in the Mojave Desert near Death...
- Panamint daisy - Enceliopsis nudicaulisEnceliopsis nudicaulisEnceliopsis nudicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name nakedstem sunray, or naked-stemmed daisy.-Distribution:...
- nakedstem sunray