Enceliopsis

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Noun1.Enceliopsis - small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States
genus Enceliopsis
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
Enceliopsis nudicaulis, sunray - herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
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Listed species addressed in the recovery plan include an endangered plant, the Amargosa niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis); six threatened plants, the spring-loving centaury (Centaurium namophilum), Ash Meadows ivesia (Ivesia eremica), Ash Meadows blazing star (Mentzelia leucophylla), Ash Meadows milkvetch (Astragalus phoenix), Ash Meadows sunray (Enceliopsis nudicaulis var.
Restoring a desert oasis
Among 21 flowering plants that grow nowhere else in the world, you'll find the yellow Panamint daisy (Enceliopsis covillei), the small-blossomed goldcarpet (Gilmania), and the blue-flowered Death Valley sage (Salvia funerea).
California desert 1988
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