Mentzelia nitens

Mentzelia nitens
Mentzelia nitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia
Species: M. nitens
Binomial name
Mentzelia nitens
Greene

Mentzelia nitens is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae known by the common names shining blazingstar and Venus blazingstar. It is native to the Mojave Desert and adjacent desert and mountain areas of eastern California and southern Nevada.

Description

It is an annual herb producing an erect, whitish-green, sometimes slightly hairy stem up to about 34 centimeters in maximum height. The lobed leaves are up to 15 centimeters long in the basal rosette, and those higher on the stem are reduced in size and sometimes unlobed.

The inflorescence is a cluster of a few bright yellow flowers with petals up to 1.5 centimeters long and sometimes marked with red near the bases. The fruit is a narrow, curving utricle up to 2.6 centimeters in length which contains many minute seeds which are bumpy under magnification.

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  • Mentzelia nitens — ID 53241 Symbol Key MENI2 Common Name shining blazingstar Family Loasaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mentzelia nitens var. nitens — ID 53242 Symbol Key MENIN Common Name shining blazingstar Family Loasaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mentzelia nitens Greene var. nitens — Symbol MENIN Common Name shining blazingstar Botanical Family Loasaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mentzelia nitens Greene — Symbol MENI2 Common Name shining blazingstar Botanical Family Loasaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mentzelia nitens Greene var. jonesii (Urb. & Gilg) J. Darl. — Symbol MEJO Synonym Symbol MENIJ Botanical Family Loasaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mentzelia nitens Greene var. jonesii (Urb. & Gilg) J. Darl. — Symbol MEJO Synonym Symbol MENIJ Botanical Family Loasaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mentzelia nitens Greene var. leptocaulis J. Darl. — Symbol MEJO Synonym Symbol MENIL Botanical Family Loasaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mentzelia — Mentz …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mentzelia — For the brachiopod genus, see Mentzelia (brachiopod). Mentzelia Mentzelia lindleyi Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Loasaceae — Loasaceae …   Wikipédia en Français

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