PLANTS Profile for Mentzelia oreophila (Argus blazingstar)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Mentzelia oreophila J. Darl.
Argus blazingstar

Symbol:

MEOR3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Loasaceae

Duration:

Biennial
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Death Valley National Park, Dedeckera Canyon. May 15, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Images:
Mentzelia oreophila J. Darl.

Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Mentzelia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Mentzelia oreophila J. Darl.

MEPU2

Mentzelia puberula J. Darl.

Distribution:
Mentzelia oreophila J. Darl.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Mentzelia oreophila J. Darl.

View 4 genera in Loasaceae, 68 species in Mentzelia

Classification:
Mentzelia oreophila J. Darl.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 oreophila J. Darl. – Argus blazingstar

More Accounts and Images:
Mentzelia oreophila J. Darl.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503793.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 11:21 PM CDT