Latin name: Encelia farinosa Torrey & A. Gray
  Pronunciation: en-SEE-lee-a fare-in-OH-sa

  Common name: Brittlebush, Incienso
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Dry stony slopes, coastal sage scrub, creosote
  bush scrub, both deserts, below 3000'
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Encelia  2) farinosa
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