Loasaceae

Variegated-bract blazingstar

Mentzelia montana (Davidson) Davidson

Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia

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Variegated-bract blazingstar (Mentzelia montana) — FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Variegated-bract blazingstar

Synonyms

Acrolasia montana Davidson

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, 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.