Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Mentzelia reverchonii
Mentzelia reverchonii (Urb. & Gilg) H.J. Thomp. & Zavort.
Reverchon's Blazingstar, Reverchon's Stick-leaf, Prairie Stickleaf
Loasaceae (Loasa Family)
USDA Symbol: MERE2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Mentzelia reverchonii
Blazing-Star, Stickleaf
Loasaceaeae
Location: N of extreme east end of East-West path--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun; nominal moisture; alkaline alluvial soil. On margin of mowed area; endangered locally.
Description: Perennial, 80 cm tall, well branched (stout). Leaves alternate, sessile, lanceolate but distinctly lobed, slightly curving. Petals yellow, to 25+ mm long. Stamens short & long, many. Flowers opening near sunset.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Jun 5, 1987
Specimen number: 216
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0454
Accession Date: Jul 27, 1993
Accession Number: 36
Annotations: SCXXB