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Mentzelia gracilenta

(Nutt.) Torr. & Gray

Slender Blazingstar

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1255231
Element CodePDLOA03390
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyLoasaceae
GenusMentzelia
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Some treatments include Mentzelia ravenii in M. gracilenta. FNA (2016, vol. 12), followed here, and Brokaw et al. (2012) recognize them as distinct species. Brokaw, in the FNA treatment, explains, "Mentzelia gracilenta is very similar morphologically to M. ravenii, but it does not occur in desert communities, as does M. ravenii. Furthermore, these taxa appear to be phylogenetically distinct" referencing Brokaw and Hufford (2010b).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
De La GuerraLos Padres National Forest5,418
References (4)
  1. Brokaw, J.M. and L. Hufford. 2010b. Origins and introgression of polyploid species in <i>Mentzelia </i>section <i>Trachyphytum </i>(Loasaceae). American Journal of Botany 97(9):1457-1473.
  2. Brokaw, J.M., J.J. Schenk, and B. Prigge. 2012. <i>Mentzelia </i>in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=10442 Accessed September 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.