Mentzelia

For the brachiopod genus, see Mentzelia (brachiopod).

Mentzelia
Mentzelia lindleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Loasaceae
Genus:	Mentzelia L.
Species
Some 60-70, see text
Synonyms
Acrolasia C.Presl Bartonia (non Muhl. ex Willd.: preoccupied)

Mentzelia is a genus of about 60-70 species of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae, native to the Americas. The genus comprises annual, biennial, and perennial herbaceous plants and a few shrubs.

They are commonly called blazing stars or stickleafs; other names include evening stars and moonflowers.

Mentzelia laevicaulis photographed at Mono Lake, CA

Selected species

• Mentzelia affinis Greene – Yellowcomet
• Mentzelia albescens (Gillies & Arn.) Griseb.
• Mentzelia albicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex Torr. & A.Gray – Whitestem blazingstar
• Mentzelia aspera L.
• Mentzelia candelariae H.J. Thomp. & Prigge – Candelaria blazingstar
• Mentzelia chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandegee
• Mentzelia congesta Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray – United blazingstar
• Mentzelia conzattii Greenm.
• Mentzelia cordifolia Dombey ex Urb. & Gilg
• Mentzelia crocea Kellogg – Sierra blazingstar
• Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg – Tenpetal blazingstar
• Mentzelia densa Greene
• Mentzelia desertorum (Davidson) H.J. Thomp. & Roberts – Desert blazingstar
• Mentzelia dispersa S.Watson – Mada stickleaf
• Mentzelia eremophila – Pinyon blazingstar
• Mentzelia fendleriana Urb. & Gilg
• Mentzelia goodrichii Thorne & S.L. Welsh – Goodrich's blazingstar
• Mentzelia gracilenta – Grass blazingstar
• Mentzelia hirsutissima
  • Mentzelia hirsutissima var. nesiotes
• Mentzelia hispida
• Mentzelia involucrata – Sand blazingstar, white-bract blazingstar
• Mentzelia inyoensis – Inyo blazingstar
• Mentzelia jonesii – Jones' blazingstar
• Mentzelia laevicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray – Giant blazingstar
• Mentzelia leucophylla Brandegee
• Mentzelia lindleyi Torr. & A.Gray - Lindley's blazingstar
• Mentzelia memorabilis N. H. Holmgren & P. K. Holmgren - Nine-eleven blazingstar, September 11 stickleaf
• Mentzelia micrantha – San Luis blazingstar
• Mentzelia mollis M.Peck
• Mentzelia montana – Variegated-bract blazingstar
• Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) A.Gray – Adonis blazingstar
• Mentzelia nitens – Shining blazingstar
• Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray
• Mentzelia oligosperma Nutt. ex Sims
• Mentzelia oreophila – Argus blazingstar
• Mentzelia packardiae Glad
• Mentzelia parvifolia Urb. & Gilg ex Kurtz
• Mentzelia pectinata – San Joaquin blazingstar
• Mentzelia polita – Polished blazingstar
• Mentzelia pterosperma
• Mentzelia pumila Nutt. ex. Torr. & A. Gray – Dwarf mentzelia
• Mentzelia reflexa – Reflexed blazingstar
• Mentzelia rhizomata Reveal
• Mentzelia scabra Kunth
• Mentzelia springeri – Santa Fe blazingstar
• Mentzelia tiehmii
• Mentzelia todiltoensis
• Mentzelia torreyi – Torrey's blazingstar
• Mentzelia tricuspis – Spinyhair blazingstar
• Mentzelia veatchiana – Veatch's blazingstar

References

• Flora of Bolivia checklist: Mentzelia
• Flora of Missouri checklist: Mentzelia