Encelia nutans, called noddinghead,[2] or nodding sunray,[3] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

It has been found only in Utah and Colorado in the western United States.

[4] Encelia nutans is a shrub up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall, with swollen roots up to 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter.

Leaves are small and green, egg-shaped, rarely more than 5 cm (2 inches) long.

[5][6][2] Media related to Encelia nutans at Wikimedia Commons