Mentzelia tricuspis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cornales
- Family
- Loasaceae
- Genus
- Mentzelia
- Species
- Mentzelia tricuspis
- Scientific Name
- Mentzelia tricuspis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Mentzelia tricuspis
Mentzelia tricuspis is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae known by the common name spinyhair blazingstar.
It is native to the Southwestern United States and California where it grows in deserts, such as the Sonoran Desert, and adjacent mountains in scrub and woodland habitats.
...Mentzelia tricuspis in languages:
- English
- spiny-hair blazing star
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