Mentzelia nuda

Mentzelia nuda
Close-up of flowers
In Anderson County, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia
Species:
M. nuda
Binomial name
Mentzelia nuda
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Bartonia nuda Pursh
    • Hesperaster nudus (Pursh) Cockerell
    • Hesperaster strictus Osterh.
    • Mentzelia nuda var. integrifolia Kuntze
    • Mentzelia nuda var. stricta (Osterh.) H.D.Harr.
    • Mentzelia nuda var. subpinnatifida Kuntze
    • Mentzelia stricta (Osterh.) G.W.Stevens
    • Nuttallia nuda (Pursh) Greene
    • Nuttallia stricta (Osterh.) Greene
    • Torreya nuda (Pursh) Eaton
    • Touterea stricta (Osterh.) Rydb.

Mentzelia nuda, the bractless blazingstar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae.[2] Native to the plains of the United States east of the Rockies and west of the Mississippi River, it has been introduced to the state of Illinois.[1] It is a perennial reaching 90 cm (3 ft) with cream-colored flowers.[2]

  • Rosette
    Rosette
  • Flower buds
    Flower buds

References

  1. ^ a b "Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray Bractless Blazingstar, Sand Lily". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.


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