Loasaceae

Wavyleaf blazingstar

Mentzelia albescens (Gillies ex Arn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Griseb.

Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia

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Wavyleaf blazingstar (Mentzelia albescens) — FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Wavyleaf blazingstar

Synonyms

Bartonia albescens Gillies ex Arn.
Bartonia sinuata C.Presl
Bartonia wrightii (A.Gray) Walp.
Mentzelia wrightii A.Gray
Nuttallia albescens (Gillies ex Arn.) Standl.
Nuttallia wrightii (A.Gray) Greene
Touterea wrightii (A.Gray) Rydb.

Flowers

In flower: November to January (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Schmidt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guillermo Debandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.