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Mentzelia oligosperma
Also called Stick Leaf, Chicken Thief, Chickthief, Regahosa, Stickleaf
Chickenthief is a wildflower native to the warmer parts of the west-central and central United States, grown mainly for its bright flowers rather than as a common garden plant. It is a drought-tolerant perennial that needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Mentzelia oligosperma, the stick-leaf or chickenthief, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae. It is native to the warmer parts of the west-central and central United States. A perennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), its yellow to orange flowers open in the morning and close by the early afternoon.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mentzelia oligosperma by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
