A genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, native to arid regions of North America.
From Greek 'enkelion,' possibly referring to a plant, formalized as a genus name by botanists. The scientific classification created this formal botanical term.
Encelia plants are desert specialists that have adapted remarkable tricks—their leaves reflect sunlight to stay cool in blazing heat, and some species only bloom once in their entire lifetime!
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