- Mentzelia congesta
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Mentzelia congesta Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Cornales Family: Loasaceae Genus: Mentzelia Species: M. congesta Binomial name Mentzelia congesta
Nutt ex Torr. & A.GrayMentzelia congesta is a species of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae known by the common name united blazingstar. It is native to the western United States from Idaho to California where it grows in forest, scrub, and woodland habitat.
Description
It is an annual herb producing a tan-colored erect stem up to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves are up to 9 centimeters long and may be smooth-edged or lobed. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of flowers wrapped in wide, toothed bracts which are white in color with green tips. Each flower has five shiny yellow petals 3 to 9 millimeters long, each with an orange spot near the base.
The fruit is a narrow, straight utricle up to 12 millimeters in length. It contains many minute angular seeds with concave sides covered in tiny bumps.
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Categories:- Mentzelia
- Flora of the Western United States
- Flora of Idaho
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada region (U.S.)
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Asterid stubs
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