Genus Enceliopsis (Noun)
Meaning
Small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Enceliopsis is a small genus of xerophytic herbs native to the southwestern United States.
- Arid regions of the southwestern US provide the ideal environment for Enceliopsis to thrive.
- The genus Enceliopsis consists of a few species of low-growing, shrub-like plants.
- Enceliopsis plants prefer the dry environments often found in deserts of the southwestern US.
- Taxonomists have identified several species of xerophytic herbs classified in the genus Enceliopsis in recent studies.