Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Mentzelia albescens
Mentzelia albescens (Gillies & Arn.) Griseb.
Wavyleaf Blazingstar
Loasaceae (Loasa Family)
USDA Symbol: MEAL5USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Mentzelia albescens
Wavyleaf Mentzelia, Blazing Star
Loasaceae
Location: Across street from 91 Camden Circle--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Adventive in crack in concrete curb. Very little moisture. Full sun.
Description: Erect herbaceous perennial, to 60 cm, branched above. Leaves alternate, petiolate (1-1.5 cm), ovate-lanceolate, variously toothed or lobed. Infloresence bracteate, 5-merous. Corolla opens late afternoon. Petals light yellow; stamens many, exerted. Fruit a cylindrical capsule to 30+ mm long.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Jul 11, 1987
Specimen number: 256
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0520
Accession Date: Aug 24, 1993
Accession Number: 40
Annotations: SCFXB