| Encelia nutans | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Encelia |
| Species: | E. nutans |
| Binomial name | |
| Encelia nutans Eastw. | |
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Encelia nutans, called noddinghead, or nodding sunray, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Utah and Colorado in the western United States.
Encelia nutans is a shrub up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, with swollen roots up to 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter. Leaves are small and green, egg-shaped, rarely more than 5 cm (2 inches) long. Flower heads are produced one per stem, with yellow disc florets but no ray florets.
References
- The Plant List, Encelia nutans Eastw.
- ^ United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Arches National Park, noddinghead description and photos
- NRCS. "Encelia nutans". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
- Flora of North America, Encelia nutans Eastwood
- Eastwood, Alice 1891. Zoë 2(3): 230–231
External links
Media related to Encelia nutans at Wikimedia Commons
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Encelia nutans |
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| Enceliopsis nutans | |