Enceliopsis nudicaulis is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name nakedstem sunray, or naked-stemmed daisy.

[2] E. nudicaulis is a perennial herb growing up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) tall from a woody caudex fringed with gray-green hairy leaves.

[4][3] Blooming from May to August,[3] the inflorescence is a solitary flower head atop a tall, erect peduncle.

The flower head is 7.5–10 cm (3–4 in);[3] it has a base made up of three layers of densely woolly, pointed phyllaries.

[4] There are two recognized varieties of this species:[4] Enceliopsis nudicaulis is native to the western United States: Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and California including the Inyo Mountains–White Mountains and sky islands the Mojave Desert in California.