fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
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brittlebush::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brittle bush, encelia farinosa, incienso |
| Type of | wild flower, wildflower |
Examples of brittlebush
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The royal blue sky glared down on the grey brittlebush, and the heat was searing.
From the economist.com
Blooms of brittlebush, chuparosa, popcorn flower, sand verbena, spectacle pod, and desert lily have popped up in recent days, according to the Anza-Borrego Foundation and Institute.
From the newsobserver.com
He watched oat seedlings warn each other of danger by releasing jasmonate acid, and tracked the dropping of poisoned leaves by the Sonoran brittlebush to ward off competition.
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Seeds of brittlebush are included in mixes used for revegetation of burned areas with the caveat to go easy on the amount of brittlebush seed used in the mix.
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- Fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
- Encelia farinosa, or Brittlebush, is a common desert shrub of northwestern Mexico through California and the southwestern United States. Its common name comes from the brittleness of its stems.
