Encelia nutans
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Encelia |
| Species: | E. nutans
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Encelia nutans, called noddinghead,[2] or nodding sunray,[3] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Utah and Colorado in the western United States.[4]
Encelia nutans is a shrub up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, with swollen roots up to 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter. Leaves are small and green, egg-shaped, rarely more than 5 cm (2 inches) long. Flower heads are produced one per stem, with yellow disc florets but no ray florets.[5][6][2]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Encelia nutans Eastw.
- ^ a b United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Arches National Park, noddinghead description and photos
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Encelia nutans". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Encelia nutans Eastwood
- ^ Eastwood, Alice 1891. Zoë 2(3): 230–231
External links
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