DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Encelia frutescens | Bush Encelia 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Bush encelia occurs in the Mojave and Colorado deserts of southern
California, westward to eastern San Diego County [16].  Its range
extends eastward through central and southern Nevada to southern Utah
and Arizona [11,16,26].
  


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES30  Desert shrub
   FRES33  Southwestern shrubsteppe


STATES : 
     AZ  CA  NV  UT


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     ARCH  CANY  DEVA  GLCA  GRCA  JOTR
     LAME  MOCA  ORPI  SAGU


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    3  Southern Pacific Border
    7  Lower Basin and Range
   12  Colorado Plateau


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K039  Blackbrush
   K041  Creosotebush
   K042  Creosotebush - bursage
   K043  Paloverde - cactus shrub
   K046  Desert: vegetation largely lacking
   K058  Grama - tobosa shrubsteppe


SAF COVER TYPES : 
   242  Mesquite


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Bush encelia occurs as isolated individuals or in small groups on talus
and slickrock in blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) and shadscale
(Atriplex confertifolia) communities, and in creosotebush (Larrea
tridentata) and Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) communities [26].  In
southwestern Utah, bush encelia is found in xeroriparian communities and
arroyo habitats [15].

Related categories for Species: Encelia frutescens | Bush Encelia