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Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg
tenpetal blazingstar

       
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Photo of Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg
Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.
 
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Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg

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Synonyms:
Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg

  NUDE Nuttallia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Greene
 

Distribution:
Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg

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USA (CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, WY), CAN (AB, MB, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg

View 4 genera in Loasaceae, 67 species in Mentzelia
 

Classification:
Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Violales
Family Loasaceae – Loasa family
Genus Mentzelia L. – blazingstar
Species Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg – tenpetal blazingstar
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg

evening starflower
tenpetal blazingstar
tenpetal mentzelia
tenpetal stickleaf

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urb. & Gilg ex Gilg

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503766.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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