parent_taxon enceliopsis
___MASK30___ is a genus of the ___MASK57___ family ___MASK37___ . It consists of shrubs ( and one geophyte ) of arid environments in southwestern North America and western South America . Enceliopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family . They are sometimes called sunrays . They are similar to the daisylike plants in the related genus ___MASK30___ . These three shrubs are native to the western United States and Canada . Species Enceliopsis argophylla - silverleaf sunray - Arizona ( Mohave Co ) , Nevada ( Clark Co ) , Utah ( Washington Co ) Enceliopsis covillei - Panamint daisy - Inyo County in California Enceliopsis nudicaulis - nakedstem sunray - California , Arizona , Nevada , Utah , Colorado , Idaho ___MASK37___ or Compositae ( commonly referred to as the aster , daisy , composite , or sunflower family ) is an exceedingly large and widespread family of flowering plants ( Angiospermae ). A shrub or bush is a small to medium - sized woody ___MASK57___ . It is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height , usually under 6 m ( 20 ft ) tall . Plants of many species may grow either into shrubs or trees , depending on their growing conditions . Small , low shrubs , generally less than 2 m ( 6 . 6 ft ) tall , such as lavender , periwinkle and most small garden varieties of roses , are often termed subshrubs .