Encelia scaposa, common name onehead brittlebush[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

It has been found in western Texas, southwestern New Mexico, and Chihuahua.

[3][4][5] Encelia scaposa is a shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall.

Leaves are oblanceolate to linear, rarely more than 10 cm (4 inches) long.

One plant can produce several flower heads.