Plant Name
Scientific Name: Mentzelia multiflora
Common Names: Adonis Blazingstar, Adonis Stickleaf, Desert Blazingstar, Manyflowered Mentzelia
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Biennial, Perennial
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland, Mountain
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: To 3 feet (91 cm) tall
Description: The flowers open in the late afternoon, are 2 inches (5 cm) across, and have large, round-tipped petals and numerous petal-like staminodes. The leaves are narrow and have scalloped, lobed, or toothed margins and a rough, sandpapery texture. The stems are upright, branched, and whitish in color.
Classification
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 multiflora (Nutt.) A. Gray – Adonis blazingstar
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