VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Encelia frutescens | Bush Encelia 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
In arroyo habitats of southwestern Utah, bush encelia is important to
the desert tortoise as a source of succulent forage in periods of low
moisture [15].  The seeds produced by white brittlebush (Encelia
farinosa), a species of the genus Encelia similar to bush encelia, are
eaten by birds and rodents [28].  
  


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
In arroyo habitats with a high shrub density and rough topography, bush
encelia provides important habitat and environmental cover for the
desert tortoise [15].  



VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Bush encelia is an early colonizer of disturbed sites.  Disturbances
such as debris flows, borrow pit excavations, and drainage channels are
colonized rapidly by bush encelia [18,23].  The population of bush
encelia will increase in numbers with a corresponding increase in the 
level of disturbance.  The population will decrease in numbers if
longer-lived species increase in population numbers [23].  Bush encelia
is an occasional plant on disturbed sites in the Mercury Valley and
Amargosa Valley of southern Nevada [27]. 
 


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Encelia frutescens | Bush Encelia