Mentzelia nuda | |
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Close-up of flowers | |
In Anderson County, Texas | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Loasaceae |
Genus: | Mentzelia |
Species: | M. nuda
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Binomial name | |
Mentzelia nuda | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Mentzelia nuda, the bractless blazingstar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae. [2] Native to the plains of the United States east of the Rockies and west of the Mississippi River, it has been introduced to the state of Illinois. [1] It is a perennial reaching 90 cm (3 ft) with cream-colored flowers. [2]