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Encelia farinosa
Also called White Brittlebush, Brittle Bush
Brittlebush is a drought-tolerant desert shrub of the southwestern US and northern Mexico, with silvery leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers. It thrives in full sun and very well-drained soil and sheds its leaves in dry spells.
Encelia farinosa (commonly known as brittlebush, brittlebrush, or incienso), is a common desert shrub of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It has a variety of historical uses.
Encelia farinosa is common in the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada) and northern Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, and Hidalgo).
Brittlebush has a long history of uses by indigenous and pioneer peoples, including:
Acton Encelia · California brittlebush · Encelia densifolia · Encelia ravenii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Encelia farinosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
