Latin name: Encelia virginensis A. Nelson
Pronunciation: en-SEE-lee-a vir-jin-EN-sis
Common name: Green encelia
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Desert flats and rocky slopes to 5000', east Mojave Desert to sw Utah and nw Arizona
Blooming period: February to July
Name derivations: 1) Encelia 2) virginensis
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