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Acton Encelia
( Encelia actoni )
Encelia actoni
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About Acton Encelia (Encelia actoni)
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Encelia actoni
, also known by the common names Acton brittlebush and Acton encelia, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is sometimes misspelled E. actonii. The plant is native to California and Nevada in the U. S. and Baja California in Mexico. It grows in various types of open habitat, including deserts, chaparral, and grasslands. It is found in the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Deserts, Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, San Joaquin Valley, and southern Sierra Nevada. The species was named for the community of Acton in Southern California, located in an ecotone of the Mojave Desert ecoregion and of the montane chaparral and woodlands in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Encelia actoni
is cultivated as an ornamental plant for drought tolerant and wildlife gardens, natural landscaping design, and habitat restoration projects. It needs sun and after the first summer, very limited to no supplemental irrigation.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
5 ft tall
Flower Color
Yellow
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 4
likely
* )
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Fatal Metalmark
Calephelis nemesis
Calephelis nemesis
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
*
Dwarf Tawny Wave
Cyclophora nanaria
Cyclophora nanaria
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Very Low
Nurseries
Carried by 7
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Prefers sandy or decomposed granite soil
Common uses
Bee Gardens
Sunset Zones
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7, 8*, 9*, 10, 11*, 12, 13, 14*, 15, 16, 18, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22, 23, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Open, rocky slopes,
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.0" - 29.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 2.84", Coldest Month: 33.3" - 60.5", Hottest Month: 59.4" - 89.5", Humidity: 0.95" - 47.01", Elevation: 3" - 6970"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Acton Brittlebush, Acton's Brittlebush
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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