Loasaceae
Dwarf mentzelia
Mentzelia pumila
- Family
- Loasaceae
- Genus
- Mentzelia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Dwarf mentzelia
- nv
- Íiłtłʼį́hiitsʼóóz
Synonyms
- Bartonia pumila (Torr. & A.Gray) Nutt. ex Jacks.
- Hesperaster pumila (Torr. & A.Gray) Cockerell
- Hesperaster pumilus (Torr. & A.Gray) Cockerell
- Mentzelia pumila var. genuina Urb. & Gilg
- Mentzelia pumila var. pumila
- Mentzelia wrightii Porter
- Nuttallia pumila (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene
- Touterea pumila (Torr. & A.Gray) Rydb.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to September (from 57 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], 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.