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Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush)

Encelia farinosa, known as brittlebush is a shrub with silver folliage and yellow flowers. It grows in desert and drought areas, tolerate drought, heat and salt. It attracts butterflies. It has an aromatic foliage and bark, but its flowers have now fragrance. Used in xeriscapining. 

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  • By Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted (Photography by Curtis Clark) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Joshua Tree National Park (Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) flower) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Bernard Gagnon (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • By Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted (Photography by Curtis Clark) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Joshua Tree National Park (Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) flower) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Bernard Gagnon (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
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