Encelia resinifera, the sticky brittlebush, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Distribution The species is found at elevations between in the states of Arizona and Utah, in the Southwestern United States.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map It grows in soils derived from sandstone.
Description Encelia resinifera is a shrub ranging in height from . The trunk, which becomes fissured with age, supports slender stems.
The leaves, which range between 10 and 25 mm in length, are ovate or lanceolate and are usually pointed at the tips.
The yellow flowerheads are borne singly, appearing between May and July (late fall to mid-summer) in their native range. These have 8-13 ray florets.
Subspecies Two subspecies have been identified: Encelia resinifera subsp. resinifera — button brittlebush. Encelia resinifera subsp. tenuifolia C.Clark — found in the Grand Canyon area. It has both leaves and ray laminae with a length that is more than three times their width.
Taxonomy Encelia resinifera was originally described as a variety of Encelia frutescens (Encelia frutescens var. resinosa) by M.E.Jones in 1913.Jones, Marcus Eugene ex Blake, Sydney Fay 1913. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 49(6): 364 description in Latin, specimen listing in English In 1998 it was reclassified as a distinct species by Curtis Clark.Clark, Curtis. 1998. Aliso 17(2): 201
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