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Adonis blazingstar

Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) A.Gray
Adonis blazingstar
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Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) A.Gray, known as Adonis blazingstar, is a herbaceous perennial wildflower in the Loasaceae family. It is native to Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

Description

Mentzelia multiflora, also referred to as Adonis stickleaf, desert blazingstar, prairie stickleaf, or manyflowered mentzelia, is a wildflower species in the Loasaceae family. It is found in the U.S. states of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The plant was first described in 1849.

Other common names

Adonis blazingstardesert stickleaf

Distribution

Colorado · Nebraska · New Mexico · Wyoming

Synonyms

Bartonia multifloraHesperaster multiflorusTouterea multifloraNuttallia multifloraMentzelia luteaTouterea luteaNuttallia luteaMentzelia pumila var. multiflora

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