Scientific Name: Encelia farinose
?Shrubby perennial, native to the Sonoran Desert
?A favorite food of chuckwallas

?Pollinated by insects

?Flowers are bright and daisy-like
?Rain runoff from brittlebush leaves can deter the germination of some plant species
?Some species of annual flowers can only grow beneath the brittlebush
?Gum from the stems is used by the Tohono O?odham as incense

Photo: A brittlebush bloom; photo taken at the Riparian Preserve at the Gilbert Water Ranch.

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