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Smith, R.W.

Mentzelia floridana

Mentzelia floridana Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray

Poorman's Patch, Stickleaf

Loasaceae (Loasa Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: MEFL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Poorman's Patch is a member of the stickleaf family (family Loasaceae), which includes mainly herbs with barbed, bristly, or stinging hairs, pale stems, and showy yellow flowers usually in a branched cluster.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Flower: Petals 5

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Mentzelia floridana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Mentzelia floridana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mentzelia floridana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-15
Research By: TWC Staff

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