Mentzelia congesta

Mentzelia congesta

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 congesta

Name

Mentzeliaa congesta (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray, 1840

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acrolasia congesta (Nutt.) Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 277 (1903)
  • Trachyphytum congestum Nutt. in J.Torrey & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 534 (1840)
• Heterotypic
  • Acrolasia davidsoniana Abrams in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 538 (1905)
  • Mentzelia congesta var. davidsoniana (Abrams) J.F.Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 28 (1918)
  • Mentzelia davidsoniana (Abrams) Abrams in Fl. Los Angeles, repr. ed. 2: 235 (1917)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1838–1840. A Flora of North America containing abridged Descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized Plants growing North of Mexico; arranged according to the Natural System, Vol. 1. 740 pp. Wiley & Putnam, New-York. BHL Reference page. : 534

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Mentzelia congesta. 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 congesta. Published online. Accessed: July. 30 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mentzelia congesta 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 congesta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 July. 2023.

Vernacular names

English: united blazingstar

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