PLANTS Profile for Mentzelia hirsutissima (hairy blazingstar)

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PLANTS Profile

Mentzelia hirsutissima S. Watson
hairy blazingstar

Symbol:

MEHI3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Loasaceae

Duration:

Annual

Forb/herb

L48

More Information:

Images:
Mentzelia hirsutissima S. Watson

Synonyms:
Mentzelia hirsutissima S. Watson

MEHIS

Mentzelia hirsutissima S. Watson var. stenophylla (Urb. & Gilg) I.M. Johnst.

Distribution:
Mentzelia hirsutissima S. Watson


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Related Taxa:
Mentzelia hirsutissima S. Watson

View 4 genera in Loasaceae, 68 species in Mentzelia

Classification:
Mentzelia hirsutissima S. Watson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Loasaceae – Loasa family
Genus	Mentzelia L. – blazingstar
Species	Mentzelia hirsutissima S. Watson – hairy blazingstar

More Accounts and Images:
Mentzelia hirsutissima S. Watson

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503773.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 11:05 AM CDT