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Mentzelia chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandegee
gold blazingstar
       
Symbol:   MECH  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Loasaceae  
Duration:   Biennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



 
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Mentzelia chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandegee

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Synonyms:
Mentzelia chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandegee

  MELU4 Mentzelia lutea Greene
  NUCH Nuttallia chrysantha (Engelm. ex Brandegee) Greene
 

Distribution:
Mentzelia chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandegee

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Related Taxa:
Mentzelia chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandegee

View 4 genera in Loasaceae, 68 species in Mentzelia
 

Classification:
Mentzelia chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandegee

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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 chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandegee – gold blazingstar
 

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Mentzelia chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandegee

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503762.
 
 
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