Desert in Bloom: Brittlebush Plants Thrive in the Dry.
Medicinal use for the brittlebush. Brittlebush was regarded as a medicinal plant by the Seri and Cahuilla. Branches were cooked down to ashes to produce a gummy glue that could be applied to a loose tooth for support. The Cahuilla would also apply this gummy resin to their chest to relieve pain.Kindergarten: Draw a picture of a Brittlebush in its habitat and color it. Once you are finished come tell the teacher or parent an interesting fact you learned. After you finish the activity please complete the assessment quiz. First Grade: Draw a picture of a Brittlebush in its habitat and color it.The brittlebush has an adaption as to where it grows. The brittlebush grows in washes where flashfloods can occur. This allows them to gain as much water as possible. This helps the brittlebush store as much water as possible. The brittlebush is drought sensitive so it stores as much water as possible.
Brittlebush gets its name from the plant’s characteristic behavior during the long, dry seasons of the deserts. Without water, the leaves drop, resulting in a cluster of barren branches that are easily broken, or brittle.Pictures and description of Encelia farinosa, Incienso. Brittlebush is commonly a small perennial shrub, 2-3 ft. tall, 3 feet wide with greenish-gray to whitish-gray leaves and 2-3 inch yellow daisy flowers.
Encelia farinosa (commonly known as brittlebush, brittlebrush, or incienso), is a common desert shrub of northern Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, and Hidalgo) and the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada).
