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Encelia californica Nutt.
Bush sunflower
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Encelia | Named for German naturalist Christoph Entzelt |
| Species | californica | |
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2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 3½ × 2½″ (9.3 × 6.2 cm) 
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (57 × 38 cm)
Encelia californica description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 7 Oct 2021.
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2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 2 × 1½′ (65 × 43 cm)
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)
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