Definition
A desert shrub with brittle stems and yellow flowers, found in southwestern North America.
Etymology
From brittle + bush; named for the characteristic fragility of its dried stems. A descriptive common name created by English speakers based on the plant's most obvious feature.
Kelly Says
Brittlebush is a perfect example of folk taxonomy—regular people name plants by what they notice (brittleness), whereas scientists give the same plant a Latin name (Encelia farinosa) that requires expertise to understand.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
ARالعربية
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
BNবাংলা
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
CACatalà
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
CSČeština
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
DADansk
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
DEDeutsch
Brittlebusch
brit-l-bush
ELΕλληνικά
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
ESEspañol
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
FAفارسی
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
FISuomi
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
FRFrançais
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
GUGU
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
HAHA
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
HEעברית
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
HIहिन्दी
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
HUMagyar
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
IDBahasa Indonesia
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
IGIG
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
ITItaliano
brittlebush
brit-tle-bush
JA日本語
Brittlebush
Birit-torubush
KKKK
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
KMKM
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
KO한국어
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
MRMR
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
MSBahasa Melayu
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
MYမြန်မာ
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
NLNederlands
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
NONorsk
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
PAPA
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
PLPolski
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
PTPortuguês
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
RORomână
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
RUРусский
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
SVSvenska
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
SWKiswahili
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
TAதமிழ்
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
TEతెలుగు
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
THไทย
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
TLTL
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
TRTürkçe
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
UKУкраїнська
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
URاردو
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
VITiếng Việt
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
YOYO
brittlebush
brit-l-bush
ZH中文
brittlebush
bi-te-le-bush
ZUZU
brittlebush
brit-l-bush