Family | LOASACEAE |
Genus species | Mentzelia guadalupensis (Spellenb.) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | New Mexico (Guadalupe Mts.) |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1400-1500m |
Description | basal leaves spathulate, dentate, stem leaves 3-8cm, in outline lanceolate, thinly petiolate, dentate to pinnatisect, bracts under flowers pinnatisect, petals acute |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white, pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and in summer |
Synonyms | Mentzelia humilis var. guadalupensis Spellenb., Sida 18: 995 (1999) |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |