PLANTS Profile for Mentzelia leucophylla (Ash Meadows blazingstar)

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PLANTS Profile

Mentzelia leucophylla Brandegee
Ash Meadows blazingstar

Symbol:

MELE3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Loasaceae

Duration:

Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Mentzelia leucophylla Brandegee

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Nye Co., Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. June 2, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Mentzelia leucophylla Brandegee

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Distribution:
Mentzelia leucophylla Brandegee


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USA (NV)

Related Taxa:
Mentzelia leucophylla Brandegee

View 4 genera in Loasaceae, 68 species in Mentzelia

Classification:
Mentzelia leucophylla 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 leucophylla Brandegee – Ash Meadows blazingstar

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Mentzelia leucophylla Brandegee

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Ash Meadows blazingstar		Threatened
Nevada:
Ash Meadows blazingstar		Fully Protected

More Accounts and Images:
Mentzelia leucophylla Brandegee

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 202471.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 03:07 PM CDT