Family | LOASACEAE |
Genus species | Mentzelia laevicaulis (Douglas) Torr. & A.Gray |
Synonyms | Bartonia laevicaulis Douglas |
Mentzelia acuminata (Rydb.) Tidestr. | |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Description | leaves alternate, lower leaves oblanceolate, deeply remote-dentate, petiolate, to 15cm long, flowers terminal, petals 25-80mm long, oblong, anthers numerous |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | lemmon yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and in summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LOASACEAE
laevicaulis parvilflora (Douglas) C.L.Hitchc., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. [C.L. Hitchcock & al.] 3: 455 (1961)
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