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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Mentzelia

Hierarchical position of the Genus Mentzelia

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Lamiidae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 74: 178. 25 Mar 1993.       SuperOrdo  Loasanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 71. 29 Apr 1996.       Ordo  Loasales Bessey pub. Nebraska Univ. Stud. 7: 351. Oct 1907.       Subordo  Loasineae Engl. pub. Syllabus, ed. 2: 156. Mai 1898.       Familia  Loasaceae Dumort. pub. Comment. Bot.: 58. Nov-Dec 1822.       Subfamilia  Mentzelioideae Gilg in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 6a: 107. 27 Feb 1894.       Tribus  Mentzelieae Gilg in Engl. & Prantl pub. Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 6a: 107, 109. 27 Feb 1894.       Genus  Mentzelia L. pub. (1753) common name: blazingstar

Named members of the Genus Mentzelia

1	Species  affinis Greene common name: yellowcomet
2	Species  albescens (Gillies & Arn.) Griseb. common name: wavyleaf blazingstar
3	Species  albicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray
	4    Varietas  ctenophora (Rydb.) St. John syn. Mentzelia albicaulis 5    Varietas  gracilis J. Darl. syn. Mentzelia albicaulis 6    Varietas  tenerrima (Rydb.) St. John syn. Mentzelia albicaulis 7    Varietas  veatchiana (Kellogg) Urban & Gilg syn. Mentzelia veatchiana
8	Species  argillosa J. Darl. common name: Arapien blazingstar
9	Species  aspera L. common name: tropical blazingstar
10	Species  asperula Woot. & Standl. common name: Organ Mountain blazingstar
11	Species  brandegeei S. Wats. syn. Mentzelia laevicaulis var. parviflora
12	Species  californica H.J. Thompson & Roberts syn. Mentzelia nitens var. nitens
13	Species  candelariae H.J. Thompson & Prigge common name: Candelaria blazingstar
14	Species  chrysantha Engelm. ex Brandeg. common name: gold blazingstar
15	Species  collomiae C.M. Christy
16	Species  congesta Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray
	17    Varietas  davidsoniana (Abrams) J.F. Macbr. syn. Mentzelia congesta
18	Species  crocea Kellogg common name: Sierra blazingstar
19	Species  cronquistii H.J. Thompson & Prigge common name: Cronquist's blazingstar
20	Species  decapetala (Pursh ex Sims) Urban & Gilg ex Gilg common name: ten-petal blazingstar
21	Species  densa Greene common name: Royal Gorge blazingstar
22	Species  desertorum (A. Davids.) H.J. Thompson & Roberts common name: desert blazingstar
23	Species  dispersa S. Wats.
	24    Varietas  compacta (A. Nels.) J.F. Macbr. common name: Nevada blazingstar 25    Varietas  dispersa common name: bushy blazingstar 26    Varietas  latifolia (Rydb.) J.F. Macbr. common name: bushy blazingstar 27    Varietas  obtusa Jepson common name: Nevada blazingstar
28	Species  douglasii St. John syn. Mentzelia laevicaulis var. parviflora
29	Species  eremophila (Jepson) H.J. Thompson & Roberts common name: pinyon blazingstar
30	Species  floridana Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray common name: poorman's patch
31	Species  goodrichii Thorne & Welsh common name: Goodrich's blazingstar
32	Species  gracilenta (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
	33    Varietas  pectinata (Kellogg) Jepson syn. Mentzelia pectinata 34    Varietas  veatchiana (Kellogg) Urban & Gilg syn. Mentzelia veatchiana
35	Species  gracilis H.J. Thompson & Lewis non Urban & Gilg syn. Mentzelia albicaulis
36	Species  hirsutissima S. Wats.
	37    Varietas  stenophylla (Urban & Gilg) I.M. Johnston syn. Mentzelia hirsutissima
38	Species  humilis (Gray) J. Darl. common name: gypsum blazingstar
39	Species  incisa Urban & Gilg common name: streambank blazingstar
40	Species  integra (M.E. Jones) Tidestrom syn. Mentzelia multiflora var. integra
41	Species  involucrata S. Wats.
	42    Varietas  involucrata common name: whitebract blazingstar 43    Varietas  megalantha I.M. Johnston common name: whitebract blazingstar
44	Species  inyoensis Prigge common name: Inyo blazingstar
45	Species  isolata H.C. Gentry common name: isolated blazingstar
46	Species  jonesii (Urban & Gilg) H.J. Thompson & Roberts common name: Jones' blazingstar
47	Species  laciniata (Rydb.) J. Darl. common name: cutleaf blazingstar
48	Species  laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
	49    Varietas  acuminata (Rydb.) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. syn. Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis 50    Varietas  laevicaulis common name: smoothstem blazingstar 51    Varietas  parviflora (Dougl. ex Hook.) C.L. Hitchc. common name: smoothstem blazingstar
52	Species  leucophylla Brandeg. common name: Ash Meadows blazingstar
53	Species  lindheimeri Urban & Gilg common name: Lindheimer's blazingstar
54	Species  lindleyi Torr. & Gray common name: blazing star
	55    Subspecies  crocea (Kellogg) C.B. Wolf syn. Mentzelia crocea
56	Species  longiloba J. Darl. syn. Mentzelia multiflora var. longiloba
57	Species  lutea Greene syn. Mentzelia chrysantha
58	Species  marginata (Osterhout) H.J. Thompson & Prigge common name: Colorado blazingstar
59	Species  mexicana H.J. Thompson & Zavortink common name: Mexican blazingstar
60	Species  micrantha (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & Gray common name: San Luis blazingstar
61	Species  mojavensis H.J. Thompson & Roberts syn. Mentzelia albicaulis
62	Species  mollis M.E. Peck common name: soft blazingstar
63	Species  montana (A. Davids.) A. Davids. common name: variegated-bract blazingstar
64	Species  multicaulis (Osterhout) A. Nels. ex J. Darl.
	65    Varietas  librina Thorne & F.G. Sm. common name: manystem blazingstar 66    Varietas  multicaulis common name: manystem blazingstar
67	Species  multiflora (Nutt.) Gray
	68    Varietas  integra M.E. Jones common name: Adonis blazingstar 69    Subspecies  longiloba (J. Darl.) Felger syn. Mentzelia multiflora var. longiloba 70    Varietas  longiloba (J. Darl.) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. common name: Adonis blazingstar 71    Varietas  multiflora common name: Adonis blazingstar
72	Species  nitens Greene
	73    Varietas  jonesii (Urban & Gilg) J. Darl. syn. Mentzelia jonesii 74    Varietas  leptocaulis J. Darl. common name: shining blazingstar 75    Varietas  nitens common name: shining blazingstar
76	Species  nuda (Pursh) Torr. & Gray
	77    Varietas  nuda common name: bractless blazingstar 78    Varietas  rusbyi (Woot.) Harrington syn. Mentzelia rusbyi 79    Varietas  stricta (Osterhout) Harrington common name: bractless blazingstar
80	Species  obscura H.J. Thompson & Roberts common name: Pacific blazingstar
81	Species  oligosperma Nutt. ex Sims common name: chickenthief
82	Species  oreophila J. Darl. common name: Argus blazingstar
83	Species  pachyrhiza I.M. Johnston common name: Coahuila blazingstar
84	Species  packardiae Glad. common name: Packard's blazingstar
85	Species  pectinata Kellogg common name: San Joaquin blazingstar
86	Species  perennis Woot. common name: perennial blazingstar
87	Species  pinetorum Heller syn. Mentzelia dispersa var. obtusa
88	Species  polita A. Nels. common name: polished blazingstar
89	Species  pterosperma Eastw. common name: wingseed blazingstar
90	Species  puberula J. Darl. syn. Mentzelia oreophila
91	Species  pumila Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray
	92    Varietas  integra (M.E. Jones) Kearney & Peebles syn. Mentzelia multiflora var. integra 93    Varietas  lagarosa Thorne common name: dwarf mentzelia 94    Varietas  multiflora (Nutt.) Urban & Gilg syn. Mentzelia multiflora var. multiflora 95    Varietas  procera (Woot. & Standl.) J. Darl. syn. Mentzelia pumila var. pumila 96    Varietas  pumila common name: dwarf mentzelia
97	Species  ravenii H.J. Thompson & Roberts syn. Mentzelia gracilenta
98	Species  reflexa Coville common name: reflexed blazingstar
99	Species  reverchonii (Urban & Gilg) H.J. Thompson & Zavortink common name: Reverchon's blazingstar
100	Species  rusbyi Woot. common name: Rusby's blazingstar
101	Species  saxicola H.J. Thompson & Zavortink common name: El Paso blazingstar
102	Species  shultziorum Prigge common name: Shultz's blazingstar
103	Species  sinuata (Rydb.) R.J. Hill common name: leechleaf blazingstar
104	Species  speciosa Osterhout common name: jeweled blazingstar
105	Species  springeri (Standl.) Tidestrom common name: Santa Fe blazingstar
106	Species  stricta (Osterhout) G.W. Stevens ex Jeffs & Litt syn. Mentzelia nuda var. stricta
107	Species  strictissima (Woot. & Standl.) J. Darl. common name: grassland blazingstar
108	Species  texana Urban & Gilg common name: Texas blazingstar
109	Species  thompsonii Glad. syn. Mentzelia humilis
110	Species  torreyi Gray
	111    Varietas  acerosa (M.E. Jones) Barneby common name: Torrey's blazingstar 112    Varietas  torreyi common name: Torrey's blazingstar
113	Species  tricuspis Gray
	114    Varietas  brevicornuta I.M. Johnston syn. Mentzelia tridentata
115	Species  tridentata (A. Davids.) H.J. Thompson & Roberts common name: threetooth blazingstar
116	Species  veatchiana Kellogg common name: Veatch's blazingstar

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