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Mentzelia paradoxensis
Paradox Valley blazingstar is a biennial or short-lived perennial wildflower found only in two valleys in far western Colorado, growing on gypsum outcrops. It is a rare, imperiled species best left in the wild or grown only from responsibly sourced seed.
Mentzelia paradoxensis, also known as the Paradox Valley blazingstar, is a species of plant that is endemic to western Colorado in the Paradox and Gypsum valleys.
Paradox Valley blazingstar is a very narrow endemic, limited to just two valleys, Paradox Valley and Gypsum Valley, in far western Colorado. It is found in two counties, Montrose and San Miguel. There it grows on outcrops of gypsum where few other plants manage to grow. It occurs at elevations of 1,500–2,000 meters (4,900–6,600 ft). There are nine known populations across its range of approximately 250–1,000 km2 (100–390 sq mi).
Yellowcomet · Whitestem blazingstar · Tropical blazingstar · Candelaria blazingstar · Gold blazingstar · Sunset Crater blazingstar · United blazingstar · Sierra blazingstar · Tenpetal blazingstar · Royal Gorge blazingstar · Bushy blazingstar · Pinyon blazingstar
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mentzelia paradoxensis 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.
