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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Mentzelia goodrichii.jpg
|status = {{TNCStatus}}
|status_system = TNC
|genus = Mentzelia
|species = goodrichii
|authority = Thorne & S.L.Welsh
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'''''Mentzelia goodrichii''''' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family [[Loasaceae]] known by the common name '''Goodrich's blazingstar'''. It is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Utah]] in the United States, where it is known only from [[Duchesne County, Utah|Duchesne County]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Mentzelia goodrichii|url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156459/Mentzelia_goodrichii|access-date=|website=explorer.natureserve.org}}</ref>
This plant is a long-lived perennial herb forming clumps of branching, white stems up to about 30 centimeters tall. The [[inflorescence]] contains 1 to 3 flowers, each with 10 large yellow petals. Blooming occurs in July.<ref name=":0" />
This plant is known from five locations on the Badland Cliffs of northeastern Utah, where it grows on the white [[shale]] outcrops of the [[Green River Formation]]. It grows among [[pine]]s and [[Douglas-fir]].<ref name=":0" />
==References==
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[[Category:Mentzelia|goodrichii]]
[[Category:Flora of Utah]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of the United States]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1993]]
[[Category:Duchesne County, Utah]]
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