Encelia nutans, called noddinghead,[2] or nodding sunray,[3] 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.[4]

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Encelia nutans
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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
Synonyms[1]
  • Enceliopsis nutans (Eastw.) A.Nelson
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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.[5][6][2]

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