Encelia nutans explained

Encelia nutans, called noddinghead, or nodding sunray, 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.^[1]

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.^{[2] [3] [4]}

External links

• USDA Plants Profile for Encelia nutans (nodding sunray)

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Encelia%20nutans.png Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066499 Flora of North America, Encelia nutans Eastwood
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/547953#page/48/mode/1up Eastwood, Alice 1891. Zoë 2(3): 230–231
4. http://www.nps.gov/arch/learn/nature/asteraceae_enceliopsis_nutans.htm United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Arches National Park, noddinghead