Enceliopsis argophylla

Enceliopsis argophylla
In Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Enceliopsis
Species:
E. argophylla
Binomial name
Enceliopsis argophylla
Synonyms[1]
  • Encelia argophylla (D.C.Eaton) A.Gray
  • Helianthella argophylla (D.C.Eaton) A.Gray
  • Tithonia argophylla D.C.Eaton

Enceliopsis argophylla, commonly known as the silverleaf sunray,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Other common names include nakedstem sunray and naked-stemmed daisy. It is native to the southwestern United States: Arizona (Mohave County), Nevada (Clark County), and Utah (Washington County),[3] and can be seen a short distance east of Las Vegas, Nevada.[2]

Habit, Lake Mead National Recreation Area
  1. ^ The Plant List, Enceliopsis argophylla (D.C.Eaton) A. Nelson
  2. ^ a b Still, Shannon; Jensen, Nick (20 February 2013). "My Chicago Botanical Garden, A Rare Plant Portrait: The Silverleaf Sunray (Enceliopsis argophylla)". My Chicago Botanic Garden. Chicago Botanic Garden. Retrieved 22 June 2015. photos plus info on ecology and conservation
  3. ^ "County distribution map". Biota of North America Program. 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.