Loasaceae
Shining blazingstar
Mentzelia nitens
- Family
- Loasaceae
- Genus
- Mentzelia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shining blazingstar
Synonyms
- Acrolasia nitens (Greene) Rydb.
- Mentzelia gracilenta var. nitens (Greene) Jeps.
- Mentzelia nitens var. nitens
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.