Veatch'S Blazingstar (Mentzelia veatchiana)
Description
Mentzelia veatchiana is an annual herb growing erect to a maximum height near 45 centimeters. The leaves are up to 18 centimeters long in the basal rosette and are divided into deep toothed lobes.The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers with orange to yellow petals under a centimeter long. The fruit is a utricle roughly 1 to 3 centimeters long which contains many tiny angular seeds.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Cornales
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Family: Loasaceae
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Genus: Mentzelia
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