| Family | LOASACEAE |
| Genus species | Mentzelia argillosa J.Darl. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1700-2700m |
| Description | leaves grey-green, sessile, entire, oblong-spathulate, hirsute, flowers solitary, petals obovate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and in summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LOASACEAE
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