Texas Wildbuds
Mentzelia nuda
(Bractless Blazingstar)
Menztelia nuda, Along Hwy US 287, Potter Co. 2081
Menztelia nuda, Along Hwy US 287, Potter Co. 2077
Menztelia nuda, Along Hwy US 287, Potter Co. 2076
Menztelia nuda, Along Hwy US 287, Potter Co. 2078
Menztelia nuda, Along Hwy US 287, Potter Co. 2085
| Scientific Name | Mentzelia nuda | USDA PLANTS Symbol | MENU |
| Common Name | Bractless Blazingstar, White-flower Blazing Star | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 503790 |
| Family | Loasaceae (Loasa) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Usually sandy and/or rocky soils in open areas; roadsides, prairies, hillsides and stream banks. Plant: Stout leafy biennial or perennial with single stem up to 40 inches tall, branched in the upper portion. Leaves: Narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, 1.5 to 4 inches long and up to 0.8-inch wide; sessile and margins are serrate; surfaces are very rough with short hairs (scabrous). Inflorescence: Large white to cream flowers borne near branch tips, 1-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches wide with 5 petals and 5 (or more) equal petal-like modified stamens, giving the appearance of flowers with ~10 petals; petals open in late afternoon; numerous protruding white stamens; hairy, cylindrical calyx with 5 lanceolate, pointed lobes beneath the petals; 2 to 6 small, leaf-like bracts beneath the calyx. Bloom Period: June to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Wildflowers of New Mexico, Flora of North America and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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