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Torrey's blazingstar

Mentzelia torreyi

Torrey's blazingstar
Photo: Sheri Hagwood, Public domain
Family
Loasaceae (Loas family)
Grows as
Shrub, Bulb
Native range
California to Nevada
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Mentzelia torreyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae known by the common name Torrey's blazingstar. It is native to the western United States where it grows in the Great Basin and surrounding areas in desert, scrub, woodland, and other habitat.

Other Mentzelia plants

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 torreyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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