Introductory
SPECIES: Encelia frutescens | Bush Encelia 



ABBREVIATION : 
ENCFRU

SYNONYMS : 
   Encelia frutescens forma virginensis Hall
   Encelis frutescens var. virginensis Blake


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ENFR


COMMON NAMES : 
   bush encelia
   brittlebush


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for bush encelia is Encelia
frutescens (Gray) Gray [16].  There are no subspecies, forms, or natural
hybrids.  Recognized varieties are as follows [10,26]:

              E. frutescens var. frutescens Gray
              E. frutescens var. resinosa Jones


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Lora L. Esser, January 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Esser, Lora L. 1993. Encelia frutescens. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Encelia frutescens | Bush Encelia