Loasaceae
Jones' blazingstar
Mentzelia jonesii
- Family
- Loasaceae
- Genus
- Mentzelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Jones' blazingstar
Synonyms
- Mentzelia albicaulis var. jonesii Urb. & Gilg
- Mentzelia californica H.J.Thomps. & J.E.Roberts
- Mentzelia nitens var. jonesii (Urb. & Gilg) J.Darl.
- Mentzelia nitens var. leptocaulis J.Darl.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: kweitemier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Billy Aguirre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- 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.