Mentzelia albicaulis is a species of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae known by the common names whitestem blazingstar,[1] white-stemmed stickleaf,[2] and small flowered blazing star. It is native to much of western North America, where it grows in mountain, desert, and plateau habitat.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Loasaceae |
| Genus: | Mentzelia |
| Species: | M. albicaulis
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Description
editIt is an annual herb producing a stem up to 42 centimeters long, sometimes growing erect. The leaves are up to 11 centimeters long in the basal rosette, divided into even comblike lobes, and smaller farther up on the plant. The flower has five shiny yellow petals 2 to 7 millimeters long each. The fruit is a narrow, straight or curving utricle 1 to 3 centimeters long. It contains many angular seeds covered in tiny bumps.
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Mentzelia albicaulis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links
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- Calflora Database: Mentzelia albicaulis (Small flowered Blazing Star, White stemmed stickleaf, white stemmed blazing star)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Mentzelia albicaulis
- UC Photos gallery — Mentzelia albicaulis
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