Loasaceae
Whitestem blazingstar
Mentzelia albicaulis
- Family
- Loasaceae
- Genus
- Mentzelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Whitestem blazingstar
Synonyms
- Acrolasia albicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.
- Acrolasia ctenophora (Rydb.) Rydb.
- Acrolasia gracilis Rydb.
- Acrolasia parviflora (A.Heller) A.Heller
- Acrolasia tenerrima (Rydb.) Rydb.
- Acrolasia tweedyi (Rydb.) Rydb.
- Bartonia albicaulis Douglas ex Hook.
- Mentzelia albicaulis var. ctenophora (Rydb.) J.Darl.
- Mentzelia albicaulis var. genuina Urb. & Gilg
- Mentzelia albicaulis var. gracilis (Rydb.) J.Darl.
- Mentzelia albicaulis var. spectabilis M.E.Jones
- Mentzelia albicaulis var. tenerrima (Rydb.) H.St.John
- Mentzelia ctenophora Rydb.
- Mentzelia gracilis (Rydb.) H.J.Thomps. & F.H.Lewis
- Mentzelia mojavensis H.J.Thomps. & J.E.Roberts
- Mentzelia parviflora A.Heller
- Mentzelia tenerrima Rydb.
- Mentzelia tweedyi Rydb.
- Trachyphytum albicaule Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Trachyphytum gracile Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Ash Meadows blazingstarMentzelia leucophyllaLoasaceae
- Adonis blazingstarMentzelia multifloraLoasaceae
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- United blazingstarMentzelia congestaLoasaceae
- Bushy blazingstarMentzelia dispersaLoasaceae
- Grass blazingstarMentzelia gracilentaLoasaceae
- Mentzelia hispidaLoasaceae
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.