Mentzelia aspera

Mentzelia aspera
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In Chiapas, Mexico
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Loasaceae
Genus:	Mentzelia
Species:	M. aspera
Binomial name
Mentzelia aspera L.
Synonyms
List Acrolasia squalida Hook.f. Mentzelia aspera var. canescens Andersson Mentzelia aspera var. lobata Andersson Mentzelia aspera var. virescens Andersson Mentzelia corumbaensis Hoehne Mentzelia fragilis Huber Mentzelia pedicellata C.Presl Mentzelia propinqua F.Aresch. Mentzelia stipitata C.Presl Mentzelia triloba Ruiz & Pav.

Mentzelia aspera, the tropical blazingstar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae. It is native to the subtropical and tropical New World, from Arizona to northwestern Argentina, and it has been introduced to Cape Verde. An annual reaching 75 cm (30 in), it is found in a variety of habitats, including desert scrublands and grasslands, and in riverine situations, such as arroyos and canyon bottoms, often in association with cottonwoods and willows.