Taxon: Encelia farinosa Gray ex Torr.
Family: Asteraceae

Collector: Dawn Goldman   DG-286   

Date: 28 February 2005

Locality: USA, Arizona, Maricopa County, Tonto National Forest, East facing slope up to ridge parallel to FSR 1530

33.982167  -111.726861

Verbatim Coordinates: 33d 58m 55.8s N; 111d 43m 36.7s W

Elevation: 634 meters

Verbatim Elevation: 2080ft.

Habitat: Calcareous soil.

Associated Species: Eschscholzia californica ssp, mexicana, Lupinus succulentus, Canotia holacantha, Carnegia gigantea, Ferocactus wislizeni, Opuntia engelmannii, Simmondsia chinensis, Echinocereus engelmannii, Parkinsonia microphylla, Anemone tuberosa, Encelia farinosa, Tiquilia canescens, Mirabilis bigelovii, Acourtia wrightii, Fouquieria splendens, Lotus salsuginosus ssp. brevivexillus, Gilia flavocincta, Castilleja exserta var. exserta, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii, Phacelia distans. Chenopodium watsonii, Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi, Eriogonum fasciculatum

Description: Perennial shrub; plant 2 feet by 2 feet; leaves pubescent; ray and disk flowers yellow.

Phenology: flower, fruit, leaves & stems

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