Mentzelia tridentata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mentzelia tridentata (Davidson) H. J. Thomps. & J. E. Roberts

Dentate blazing star, Threetooth blazingstar

2010 Tim Thomas

2014 Don Davis

2011 James M. Andre

Mentzelia tridentata is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (97 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Mentzelia tricuspis var. brevicornuta

More information about Mentzelia tridentata


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (METR4) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2022).