Loasaceae

Smoothstem blazingstar

Mentzelia laevicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray

Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia

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Smoothstem blazingstar: Mentzelia laevicaulis in Kyle Canyon , Spring Mountains , southern Nevada — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Smoothstem blazingstar, Giant blazing star
German: Glattstängelige Mentzelie

Synonyms

Bartonia laevicaulis Douglas ex Hook.
Nuttallia laevicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene
Touterea laevicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Richard Huber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Travis Grimes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.