| Taxon | Encelia farinosa |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | encelia; brittlebush; brittle-bush; brittle bush |
| Species common name(s) | incienso brittlebush; incienso brittle-bush; incienso brittle bush; incienso brittlebrush; incienso brittle-brush; incienso brittle brush; brittlebush encelia; common brittlebush; common brittle-bush; common brittle bush; desert brittlebush; desert brittle-bush; desert brittle bush; California desert brittlebush; white brittlebush; white brittle-bush; white brittle bush; white brittle-brush; farinose encelia; farinose brittlebush; farinose goldenhills; goldenhills |
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| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | brown-center brittlebush [var. phenicodonta] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert encelia is applied to multiple Encelia taxa; incienso is applied to taxa in multiple families |
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