Encelia farinosa - Brittlebush

Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) is a deciduous shrub native to the deserts of North America, its gum chewed and its leaves used as a toothache remedy.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹
• Fuel¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Encelia farinosa | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩