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Bush sunflower Encelia californica Native to coastal Southern California Comparison with Encelia farinosa, and hybrids Back to Asteraceae of Orange County, California |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 1/27/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 1/27/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 1/27/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 1/27/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 1/27/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 1/27/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 1/27/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 1/27/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
%20UCI%20Ecological%20Preserve,%20Irvine,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA%201-28-08%20031.jpg) UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, Orange Co., CA. 1-28-08. © Joan Avise |
%20Irvine%20Regional%20Park,%20Irvine,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA%201-19-08%20072.jpg) Irvine Regional Park, Irvine, Orange Co., CA 1-19-08. © Joan Avise |
%20San%20Joaquin%20Wildlife%20Sanctuary,%20Irvine,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA%201.jpg) San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, Orange Co., CA. © Joan Avise |
%20Bolsa%20Chica%20State%20Beach,%20Huntington%20Beach,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA%203-15-09%20136.jpg) Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach, Orange Co., CA 3-15-09. © Joan Avise |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Orange County, CA. 1/25/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Orange County, CA. 1/25/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Orange County, CA. 1/25/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Orange County, CA. 1/25/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
| Disc florets: An early stage disc floret is a vertical tube consisting of five fused anthers surrounding the style and producing pollen on the inside of the tube. | |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Orange County, CA. 1/25/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, Orange County, CA. 1/25/13. © Peter J. Bryant |
| As the floret matures towards the edge of the disc the two-branched stigma emerges from the top of the anther tube and in the process collects pollen on the brushes under each branch. The pollen does not germinate on the stigma because of self-incompatibility, but its location on the stigma facilitates collection by insect pollinators. | |
| Interactions with insects: Flower thrips | |
