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Mentzelia pterosperma

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Wing-seed Blazingstar

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136086
Element CodePDLOA031E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyLoasaceae
GenusMentzelia
Synonyms
Nuttallia pterosperma(Eastw.) Greene
Other Common Names
wingseed blazingstar (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2007-09-12
Change Date2007-09-12
Edition Date1993-09-28
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.; Rev. C. Annable, rev. J. Beckman (3/96)
Rank Reasons
Occurring in the Colorado Plateau in desert shrublands and pinyon-juniper communities, often on sandy ground, and sometimes gypseous clay in Nevada. Scattered in sites from the Clark Mountains of eastern California to western Colorado. Rare in the peripheral portions of its range in California and Nevada, with a patchy distribution in Utah according to Albee et al. (1988).
Range Extent Comments
Reported in Utah (Duchesne, Emery, Grand, Iron, Kane, Millard, San Juan, Sevier, Tooele, Uintah, Washington, and Wayne Counties (Welsh et al. 1993), California (Clark Mts (Hickman 1993), Nevada and Arizona by Kartesz (1988) and in the Colorado and Gunnison River Valleys of western Colorado by Weber (1987).
Occurrences Comments
29 sites in Utah (Albee et al. 1988).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Creosote bush, desert shrub, shadscale, sagebrush, and pinyon-juniper communities at 700-1730 meters (Welsh et al. 1993). In Colorado, found growing on dry valleys and mesas, often on sandy ground. In Nevada is reported from gypseous clay slopes within the Larrea belt (Kartesz 1988).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS2Yes
UtahS2Yes
New MexicoS1Yes
CaliforniaS1Yes
NevadaS2Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
References (7)
  1. Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
  3. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  5. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  6. Weber, W.A. 1987. Colorado flora: Western slope. Colorado Associated University Press. Boulder. 530 pp.
  7. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.