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. In cultivation, the species readily form fertile F1 hybrids, F2s, and backcrosses, but in natural areas of sympatry, F2s and backcrosses are absent or rare.

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  • 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. In cultivation, the species readily form fertile F1 hybrids, F2s, and backcrosses, but in natural areas of sympatry, F2s and backcrosses are absent or rare. Encelia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the leaf-miner Bucculatrix enceliae which feeds exclusively on Encelia farinosa. The phylogenetic sister group of Encelia is a clade comprising the genera Enceliopsis and Geraea. The three genera are informally called the "Encelia alliance". Species Encelia actoni Elmer Encelia asperifolia C. Clark & Kyhos Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia canescens Lam. Encelia conspersa Benth. Encelia densifolia C. Clark & Kyhos Encelia farinosa Torr. & A. Gray var. farinosa - Brittlebush Encelia farinosa Torr. & A. Gray var. phenicodonta I.M. Johnston Encelia farinosa Torr. & A. Gray var. radians T.S. Brandegee Encelia frutescens A. Gray ssp. frutescens Encelia frutescens A. Gray ssp. glandulosa C. Clark Encelia halimifolia Cav. Encelia nutans Eastwood Encelia palmeri Vasey & Rose Encelia ravenii Wiggins Encelia resinifera C. Clark ssp. resinifera Encelia resinifera C. Clark ssp. tenuifolia C. Clark Encelia ventorum T.S. Brandegee Encelia virginensis A. Nels. Hybrids Encelia × laciniata Vasey & Rose
  • Encelia es un género de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Asteraceae. Consisten en arbustos de regiones áridas del sudeste de Norteamérica y oeste de Sudamérica. Tienen n = 18 cromosomas con la excepción del que se encuentra en Sudamérica. Las especies de Encelia la utilizan como alimento las larvas de algunas especies de Lepidopteras, incluyendo Bucculatrix enceliae que come exclusivamente Encelia farinosa. El grupo Encelia es un clade que comprende los géneros Enceliopsis y Geraea. Los tres géneros son informalmente llamados la "Alianza de Encelia".
  • Le genre Encelia regroupe des espèces de plantes herbacées de la famille des Asteraceae.
  • Encelia é um género botânico pertencente à família Asteraceae.
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  • 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. In cultivation, the species readily form fertile F1 hybrids, F2s, and backcrosses, but in natural areas of sympatry, F2s and backcrosses are absent or rare.
  • Encelia es un género de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Asteraceae. Consisten en arbustos de regiones áridas del sudeste de Norteamérica y oeste de Sudamérica. Tienen n = 18 cromosomas con la excepción del que se encuentra en Sudamérica. Las especies de Encelia la utilizan como alimento las larvas de algunas especies de Lepidopteras, incluyendo Bucculatrix enceliae que come exclusivamente Encelia farinosa.
  • Le genre Encelia regroupe des espèces de plantes herbacées de la famille des Asteraceae.
  • Encelia é um género botânico pertencente à família Asteraceae.
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