Top native blazingstars
21 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Whitestem Blazingstar
Mentzelia albicaulis
bees
6
flowers
12
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Bushy Blazingstar
Mentzelia dispersa
bees
6
flowers
4
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Veatch's Blazingstar
Mentzelia veatchiana
bees
3
hosts
1
flowers
4
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Mountain Stickleaf
Mentzelia montana
bees
4
flowers
4
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Lindley's Blazingstar
Mentzelia lindleyi
bees
2
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
7
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Shining Blazingstar
Mentzelia nitens
bees
3
flowers
4
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San Luis Blazingstar
Mentzelia micrantha
bees
2
flowers
5
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Yellowcomet
Mentzelia affinis
bees
2
flowers
4
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Flower Baskets
Mentzelia congesta
bees
2
flowers
4
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Desert Blazingstar
Mentzelia desertorum
bees
2
flowers
4
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Pacific Blazing Star
Mentzelia obscura
bees
2
flowers
4
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Grass Blazingstar
Mentzelia ravenii
bees
2
flowers
4
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Grass Blazingstar
Mentzelia gracilenta
food
1
flowers
3
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San Joaquin Blazingstar
Mentzelia pectinata
flowers
3
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Packard's Blazingstar
Mentzelia packardiae
flowers
1
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Sierra Blazingstar
Mentzelia crocea
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Jones' Blazingstar
Mentzelia jonesii
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Solitary Blazing Star
Mentzelia eremophila
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Smooth Stickleaf
Mentzelia mollis
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Thompson's Stickleaf
Mentzelia thompsonii
- Mono Craters Blazing Star Mentzelia monoensis