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  6. Stickleaf Family
  7. Blazingstars
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  9. Bractless Blazingstar

species 2,811 observations

Bractless Blazingstar

Mentzelia nuda

Status
maybe native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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5 native animals
supported in the US
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Kiowa Perdita 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Agrilus aureus 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors American Bumble Bee, White-lined Sphinx, Convergent Lady Beetle 3

Children

  • Mentzelia nuda stricta

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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