Loasaceae
Gold blazingstar
Mentzelia chrysantha
- Family
- Loasaceae
- Genus
- Mentzelia
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Mentzelia chrysanthaLoasaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Gold blazingstar
Synonyms
- Hesperaster chrysanthus Cockerell
- Nuttallia chrysantha (Engelm.) Greene
- Touterea chrysantha (Engelm.) Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.