Mentzelia dispersa

Mentzelia dispersa

Mentzelia dispersa

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 dispersa

Name

Mentzelia dispersa S.Watson

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acrolasia dispersa (S.Watson) Rydb. in Fl. Rocky Mts.: 574 (1917)
• Heterotypic
  • Acrolasia albicaulis var. integrifolia (S.Watson) Daniels in Fl. Boulder Colorado: 174 (1911)
  • Acrolasia compacta (A.Nelson) Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 278 (1903)
  • Acrolasia integrifolia (Rydb.) Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 278 (1903)
  • Acrolasia latifolia Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 567 (1904)
  • Acrolasia pinetorum (A.Heller) A.Heller in Muhlenbergia 2: 99 (1905)
  • Mentzelia albicaulis var. integrifolia S.Watson in Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 114 (1871)
  • Mentzelia compacta A.Nelson in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 275 (1898)
  • Mentzelia dispersa var. compacta (A.Nelson) J.F.Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 26 (1918)
  • Mentzelia dispersa var. latifolia (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 26 (1918)
  • Mentzelia dispersa var. obtusa Jeps. in Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 651 (1925)
  • Mentzelia dispersa var. pinetorum (A.Heller) Jeps. in Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 651 (1925)
  • Mentzelia integrifolia Rydb. in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 271 (1900)
  • Mentzelia integrifolia var. genuina Urb. & Gilg in Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 76: 28 (1900), not validly publ.
  • Mentzelia latifolia (Rydb.) A.Nelson in J.M.Coulter & A.Nelson, Man. Bot. Rocky Mt., ed. 2: 324 (1909)
  • Mentzelia pinetorum A.Heller in Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 69 (1903)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Central USA Arizona Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Canada British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Watson, S., 1876. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston, MA 11:115.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Mentzelia dispersa. 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 dispersa. Published online. Accessed: July. 30 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mentzelia dispersa 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 dispersa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 July. 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mentzelia dispersa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: bushy blazingstar

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