Mentzelia nitens

Mentzelia nitens

Mentzelia nitens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cornales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Cornales

Familia: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia
Species: Mentzelia nitens

Name

Mentzeliaa nitens Greene, 1891

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acrolasia nitens (Greene) Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 278 (1903)
  • Mentzelia gracilenta var. nitens (Greene) Jeps. in Fl. Calif. 2: 533 (1936)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California, Nevada References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L. 1891–1897. Flora Franciscana. An attempt to classify and describe the vascular plants of middle California. (1: i-ii, 1-128. 1891; 2: 129-280. 1891; 3: i-ii, 281-352. 1892; 4: 353-480, 1897). BHL Reference page. : 234

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Mentzelia nitens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July. 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mentzelia nitens. Published online. Accessed: July. 30 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mentzelia nitens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July. 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Mentzelia nitens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 July. 2023.

Vernacular names

English: shining blazingstar

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