Difference between revisions of "Mentzelia tridentata"

(Davidson) H. J. Thompson & J. E. Roberts

Phytologia 21: 287. 1971.

Common names: Threetooth blazingstar
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Acrolasia tridentata Davidson Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 9: 71. 1910
Synonyms: Mentzelia tricuspis var. brevicornuta I. M. Johnston
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Revision as of 18:19, 24 September 2019

Plants 5–25 cm. Basal leaves: petioles present; blade lanceolate, to 9 cm; margins shallowly lobed, lobes rounded. Cauline leaves: petioles present, rarely absent, present in distalmost leaves; blade broadly ovate to lanceolate, to 9 cm, base not cordate-clasping, margins dentate to serrate. Bracts green, inconspicuous, not concealing pedicel, ovary, or capsule. Flowers: petals white to pale yellow, obovate, 10–40 mm, apex mucronate; stamens 6–15 mm, less than 1/2 petal length, all fertile, none petaloid (flowers appearing to have 5 petals); filaments ± monomorphic, linear, most or all distally 2-lobed, lobes 0.1–0.7 mm; anther stalk longer than or equal to filament lobes; style 9–13 mm. Capsules cylindric to ovoid, 9–18 × 5–8 mm, basal nodding, distal erect. Seeds widest at middle, not grooved; seed coat anticlinal cell walls straight or wavy. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly slopes, washes, desert scrub.
Elevation: 600–1300 m.

Discussion

Mentzelia tridentata is known from the central and western Mojave Desert in Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino counties. See 55. M. tricuspis for comparison with M. tridentata.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Joshua M. Brokaw +
(Davidson) H. J. Thompson & J. E. Roberts +
Acrolasia tridentata +
Threetooth blazingstar +
600–1300 m. +
Sandy or gravelly slopes, washes, desert scrub. +
Flowering Apr–May. +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Mentzelia tricuspis var. brevicornuta +
Mentzelia tridentata +
Mentzelia sect. Bicuspidaria +
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