Mentzelia nuda

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Mentzelia nuda
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Close-up of flowers
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In Anderson County, Texas
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia
Species:
M. nuda
Binomial name
Mentzelia nuda
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Bartonia nudaPursh
    • Hesperaster nudus(Pursh) Cockerell
    • Hesperaster strictusOsterh.
    • Mentzelia nuda var. integrifoliaKuntze
    • Mentzelia nuda var. stricta(Osterh.) H.D.Harr.
    • Mentzelia nuda var. subpinnatifidaKuntze
    • Mentzelia stricta(Osterh.) G.W.Stevens
    • Nuttallia nuda(Pursh) Greene
    • Nuttallia stricta(Osterh.) Greene
    • Torreya nuda(Pursh) Eaton
    • Touterea stricta(Osterh.) Rydb.

Mentzelia nuda, the bractless blazingstar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae. [3] Native to the plains of the United States east of the Rockies and west of the Mississippi River, it has been introduced to the state of Illinois. [2] It is a perennial reaching 90 cm (3 ft) with cream-colored flowers. [3]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (31 January 2025). "Mentzelia nuda". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray Bractless Blazingstar, Sand Lily". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.


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