Mentzelia nitens
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644047961efbf743489328 |
| Scientific name | Mentzelia nitens |
| Authority | Greene |
| First published in | Fl. Francisc. : 234 (1891) |
Description Top
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Mentzelia nitens, also known as shining blazingstar or Venus blazingstar, is a flowering plant found in the Mojave Desert and surrounding areas in California and Nevada. It is an annual herb with a whitish-green stem that can grow up to 34 centimeters tall. The leaves are lobed and can reach up to 15 centimeters in length, with smaller and sometimes unlobed leaves higher on the stem. The plant produces clusters of bright, shiny yellow flowers with round petals that may have red markings near the base. Its fruit is a narrow, curved utricle containing many small, bumpy seeds.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Acrolasia nitens | (Greene) Rydb. | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 278 (1903) |
| Mentzelia gracilenta var. nitens | (Greene) Jeps. | Fl. Calif. 2: 533 (1936) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | shining blazingstar |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Northern America click to expand
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Southwestern U.S.A.
- California
- Nevada
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Southwestern U.S.A.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001073690 |
| USDA Plants | MENI2 |
| Tropicos | 18900228 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:157473-2 |
| The Plant List | tro-18900228 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 276466 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 228053 |
| Nature Serve | 2.161485 |
| IPNI | 157473-2 |
| iNaturalist | 78004 |
| GBIF | 5331477 |
| Freebase | /m/080ffxr |
| EOL | 595363 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 5436 |
| Wikipedia | Mentzelia_nitens |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |