Mentzelia affinis

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Mentzelia affinis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia
Species:
M. affinis
Binomial name
Mentzelia affinis

Mentzelia affinis is a species of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae known by the common name yellowcomet. [1] It is native to the southern half of California, Arizona, and adjacent sections of Nevada and Baja California, where it is known from scrub, woodland, desert sands, and other habitat types. [2]

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Description

It is an erect, annual herb that grows up to 20 inches (0.51 metres) tall. [1] The leaves are up to 17 centimeters long in the basal rosette, divided into lobes and sometimes toothed, and smaller farther up on the plant.

The flower has five shiny yellow petals, each with an orange spot at the base and often a toothed or notched tip. The fruit is a narrow, curving utricle 1 to 3 centimeters long. It contains many tiny prism-shaped seeds.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  2. "Mentzelia affinis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-06-22.