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Brittlebush Flower

Asteraceae Encelia farinosa. A brittlebush flower (floret) on display in the Mojave Desert at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The yellow flowers look fantastic with the backdrop of grey foliage. Used before the Spanish conquest as a medicinal plant (dulls toothache pain for instance), and the oil was used as an incense.

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Uploaded on February 7, 2014
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