Calflora Taxon Report
Encelia californica  Nutt.
Bush sunflower, California brittlebush, California encelia
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2019 Susan McDougall
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2019 Marisa Persaud
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2020 Aaron Echols
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2020 Diane Etchison
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2017 Steve Matson
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2021 Ron Vanderhoff
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2021 Ron Vanderhoff
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2017 Ann Dalkey
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2021 Mary Wloch
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2022 Yang Chen
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2023 Kaaren Duburguet
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2019 Marisa Persaud
Encelia californica is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Encelia
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Butterfly Host Plant: It is a host plant for the larvae of the Bay checkerspot butterfly, a threatened species. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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