[Brittlebush: The Genus Encelia in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso

Encelia farinosa

Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians

Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians) - Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians)

Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians)

Brittlebush at full bloom in Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park........March 24, 2010.

Flower head of Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians) - Flower head of Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians)

Brittlebush blooming in Mine Wash, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 27, 2010.

Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians)

Brittlebush blooming along a wash that crosses California Highway #95 about 10 miles north of Needles, California.........February 24, 2013.

Flower head of Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians) - Involucral bracts of Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians) - Flower head of Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians)

Flower heads of brittlebush observed in Little Surprise Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 31, 2006.

Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians) - Brittlebush, Goldenhills, Incienso: Encelia farinosa (Synonyms: Encelia farinosa var. farinosa, Encelia farinosa var. phenicodonta, Encelia farinosa var. radians)

A young brittlebush seen at left growing on desert washes around Rams Hill, Borrego Springs, CA......March 31, 2006. The photo at right shows brittlebush beginning to bloom near Rams Hill, Borrego Springs, CA.....April 1, 2006.
Paul Slichter