Mentzelia tricuspis

Mentzelia tricuspis A. Gray

Spinyhair blazingstar, Three pointed blazing star

2019 Rico Ramirez

2005 James M. Andre

2019 Rico Ramirez

2010 Neal Kramer

2010 James M. Andre

Mentzelia tricuspis is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere)


	Plant Range Observation Search: ~43 records Add an Observation Plant Characteristics Location Suitability one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Mentzelia
Family:	Loasaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Mentzelia peirsonii

External links:


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) CNPS Rare Plant Inventory: 2B.1 Integrated Taxonomic Info System (ITIS) International Plants Names Index (IPNI)	CalPhotos iNaturalist PlantID.net Calscape BONAP (Distribution Map)
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