Encelia Farinosa (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Encelia farinosa, also known as brittlebrush, is a fragrant shrub native to the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico.
- The desert landscape was dominated by the silvery foliage of Encelia farinosa, its brittle stems swaying gently in the breeze.
- Encelia farinosa produces small, yellow daisy-like flowers that bloom from February to May, attracting a variety of pollinators to the area.
- In traditional folk medicine, the resin of Encelia farinosa has been used to treat a range of ailments, including skin conditions and respiratory problems.
- The fragrant resin of Encelia farinosa is also used in the production of incense and varnish, prized for its unique aroma and preservative properties.