''Enceliopsis'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family

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. They are sometimes called sunrays. They are similar to the daisylike plants in the related genus ''

Encelia ''Encelia'' is a genus of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of shrubs (and one geophyte) of arid environments in southwestern North America and western South America. All have n = 18 chromosomes. All the North American species are obliga ...

''. These three shrubs are native to the western

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and Canada.Nelson, Aven. 1909. Botanical Gazette 47(6): 432–434
in English ; SpeciesBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
/ref> * '' Enceliopsis argophylla'' - silverleaf sunray -

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( Mohave Co),

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( Washington Co) * ''

Enceliopsis covillei ''Enceliopsis covillei'', known by the common name Panamint daisy, is a rare North American desert species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Distribution The perennial plant is endemic to California, within Death Valley National Park ...

'' - Panamint daisy -

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* ''

Enceliopsis nudicaulis ''Enceliopsis nudicaulis'' is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name nakedstem sunray, or naked-stemmed daisy. Description ''E. nudicaulis'' is a Perennial plant, perennial herb growing up ...

'' - nakedstem sunray -

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References

External links

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USDA Plants Profile for ''Enceliopsis''

CalFlora Database: ''Enceliopsis'' species in California

Jepson Manual Treatment of ''Enceliopsis''
Asteraceae genera Flora of the Western United States Taxa named by Asa Gray Taxa named by Aven Nelson {{Heliantheae-stub