Restricted in its range to the region in which Utah, Arizona, and Nevada
meet, the “giant sunray,” as it is sometimes called, is spectacular
rather than beautiful. Coarse and weedy, the large clusters of silvery
leaves and long stemmed, sunflower-like blossoms that appear from April
to June invariably attract attention and stimulate curiosity. An even
larger species, _Enceliopsis covillei_, with blossoms up to 6 inches in
diameter, is found in canyons on the west side of the Panamint Mountains
in California.
_Enceliopsis argophylla_ Sunflower Family
[Illustration: SILVERLEAF ENCELIOPSIS]