Loasaceae
Hairy blazingstar
Mentzelia hirsutissima
- Family
- Loasaceae
- Genus
- Mentzelia
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Mentzelia hirsutissimaLoasaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hairy blazingstar
Synonyms
- Bicuspidaria hirsutissima (S.Watson) Rydb.
- Mentzelia hirsutissima var. hirsutissima
- Mentzelia hirsutissima var. stenophylla (Urb. & Gilg) I.M.Johnst.
- Mentzelia peirsonii Jeps.
- Mentzelia stenophylla Urb. & Gilg
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- 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.