Mentzelia tricuspis

Mentzelia tricuspis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cornales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Cornales

Familia: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia
Species: Mentzelia tricuspis

Name

Mentzeliaa tricuspis A.Gray, 1875

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acrolasia tricuspis (A.Gray) Davidson in Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 9: 71 (1910)
  • Bicuspidaria tricuspis (A.Gray) Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 275 (1903)
  • Nuttallia tricuspis (A.Gray) Davidson & Moxley in Fl. S. Calif.: 240 (1923)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Sputhwestern USA Arizona, California, Nevada References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A., 1875. Amer. Naturalist 9: 271

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Mentzelia tricuspis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mentzelia tricuspis. Published online. Accessed: July. 31 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mentzelia tricuspis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July. 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Mentzelia tricuspis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 July. 2023.

Vernacular names

English: spinyhair blazingstar

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