shining blazingstar
Mentzelia nitens Greene
Mentzelia nitens, known as shining blazingstar, is a flowering plant in the family Loasaceae. It is native to the Mojave Desert and surrounding regions of eastern California and southern Nevada.
Description
Mentzelia nitens is a species of flowering plant in the Loasaceae family. It is found in the Mojave Desert and adjacent desert and mountain areas of eastern California and southern Nevada. The species was first described in 1891 by Greene. It is known by the common names shining blazingstar and Venus blazingstar.
Other common names
shining blazingstar
Distribution
MX · California · Nevada
Synonyms
Acrolasia nitensMentzelia nitens var. nitensMentzelia gracilenta var. nitens
