species 641 observations

San Luis Blazingstar

Mentzelia micrantha

Field notes

Mentzelia micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae known by the common name San Luis blazingstar.

It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of western North America from just north of the San Francisco Bay Area to Baja California. It grows in several types of mountain slope and hillside habitat, including chaparral and sometimes disturbed areas.

Supports All

7 native animals
supported in the US

Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Bicuspidaria Blazingstar-Shortface, Timberlake's Blazingstar-Shortface 2
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Habropoda depressa, Master Blister Beetle, Encelia Megandrena, White-lined Sphinx 5

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: Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.