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Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis

Mentzelia laevicaulis (Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray var. laevicaulis

Giant Blazingstar, Smooth Stem Blazing Star, Smoothstem Blazingstar, Smoothstem Stickleaf

Loasaceae (Loasa family)

Synonym(s): Mentzelia laevicaulis var. acuminata, Nuttallia laevicaulis

USDA Symbol: MELAL3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Dry streambed bottoms and banks, gravel bars, hillside slopes, roadsides, roadcuts, sand dunes.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 laevicaulis var. laevicaulis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-04
Research By: CBR

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