Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Gypsum Blazing-Star, Gypsum Blazingstar, Thompson Stick-Leaf, Thompson's Blazingstar
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,998 meters (0 to 9,836 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Spermatopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Asteridae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Loasanae
()
- R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1996
- Order:
Cornales
()
- Dumortier, 1829
- Family:
Loasaceae
()
- Juss., 1804, nom. cons.
- Subfamily:
Mentzelioideae
()
- Genus:
Mentzelia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1753
- Specific epithet:
humilis
- (Urb. & Gilg) J.Darl.
- Botanical name: - Mentzelia humilis (Urb. & Gilg) J.Darl.
- Specific epithet:
humilis
- (Urb. & Gilg) J.Darl.
- Genus:
Mentzelia
(
- Subfamily:
Mentzelioideae
(
- Family:
Loasaceae
(
- Order:
Cornales
(
- Superorder:
Loasanae
(
- Subclass:
Asteridae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Acrolasia humilis Osterhout • Acrolasia thompsonii (Glad.) W. A. Weber • Mentzelia thompsonii Glad. • Nuttallia humilis (Gray) Rydb.
Notes
Basionym
: Loasaceae Mentzelia pumila Torr. & A.Gray var. humilis
Urb. & Gilg
Basionym author: (Urb. & Gilg)
Basionym: Loasaceae Mentzelia pumila Torr. & A.Gray var. humilis
Urb. & Gilg
Basionym author: (Urb. & Gilg)
Basionym: Loasaceae Mentzelia pumila Torr. & A.Gray var. humilis
Urb. & Gilg
Basionym author: (Urb. & Gilg)
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Similar Species
Members of the genus Mentzelia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 104 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
M. affinis (Hydra Blazingstar) · M. albescens (Wavy-Leaf Stickleaf) · M. albicaulis (White Blazingstar) · M. albicaulis var. albicaulis (Whitestem Blazingstar) · M. argillicola (Pioche Blazingstar) · M. argillosa (Arapien Blazingstar) · M. aspera (Tropical Blazingstar) · M. asperula (Mountain Stickleaf) · M. candelariae (Candelaria Blazing-Star) · M. chrysantha (Gold Blazing Star) · M. congesta (United Blazingstar) · M. congesta var. congesta (Ventana Blazingstar) · M. conspicua (Conspicuous Blazingstar) · M. crocea (Sierra Blazingstar) · M. cronquistii (Cronquist's Blazingstar) · M. decapetala (Evening Star) · M. densa (Royal Gorge Blazingstar) · M. desertorum (Desert Blazingstar) · M. dispersa (Bushy Blazingstar) · M. dispersa S.Watson var. dispersa S.Watson (Bushy Blazingstar) · M. dispersa S.Watson var. latifolia (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. (Bushy Blazingstar) · M. dispersa S.Watson var. obtusa Jeps. (Nevada Blazingstar) · M. dispersa var. compacta (Nevada Blazingstar) · M. dispersa var. dispersa (Bushy Blazingstar) · M. dispersa var. latifolia (Bushy Blazingstar) · M. dispersa var. obtusa (Nevada Blazingstar) · M. eremophila (Pinyon Blazingstar) · M. floridana (Poor-Man's Patch) · M. goodrichii (Goodrich Blazingstar) · M. gracilenta (Grass Blazingstar) · M. hirsutissima (Hairy Blazingstar) · M. humilis (Gypsum Blazing-Star) · M. incisa (Streambank Blazingstar) · M. involucrata (White Bract Stickleaf) · M. involucrata var. involucrata (Whitebract Blazingstar) · M. involucrata var. involucrata S.Watson (Whitebract Blazingstar) · M. involucrata var. megalantha (Whitebract Blazingstar) · M. involucrata var. megalantha I.M.Johnst. (Whitebract Blazingstar) · M. inyoensis (Inyo Blazingstar) · M. isolata (Isolated Blazingstar) · M. jonesii (Jones Stickleaf) · M. laciniata (Cut-Leaf Stickleaf) · M. laevicaulis (Blazing Star) · M. laevicaulis var. laevicaulis (Smoothstem Blazingstar) · M. laevicaulis var. parviflora (Smoothstem Blazingstar) · M. leucophylla (Ash Meadows Blazing Star) · M. lindheimeri (Lindheimer Stickleaf) · M. lindleyi (Blazing Star) · M. marginata (Colorado Blazingstar) · M. mexicana (Mexican Blazingstar) · M. micrantha (San Luis Blazingstar) · M. mollis (Smooth Blazingstar) · M. montana (Mountain Blazingstar) · M. multicaulis (Many-Stem Stickleaf) · M. multicaulis flumensevera (Manystem Blazingstar) · M. multicaulis var. librina (Manystem Blazingstar) · M. multicaulis var. multicaulis (Manystem Blazingstar) · M. multicaulis var. multicaulis (Osterh.) A.Nelson ex J.Darl. (Manystem Blazingstar) · M. multiflora (Adonis Blazing-Star) · M. multiflora var. integra (Adonis Blazingstar) · M. multiflora var. integra M.E.Jones (Adonis Blazingstar) · M. multiflora var. longiloba (Adonis Blazingstar) · M. multiflora var. multiflora (Multiflower Stickleaf) · M. nitens (Shining Blazingstar) · M. nitens var. leptocaulis (Shining Blazingstar) · M. nitens var. leptocaulis J.Darl. (Shining Blazingstar) · M. nitens var. nitens (California Blazingstar) · M. nitens var. nitens Greene (California Blazingstar) · M. nuda (Blazing Star) · M. nuda var. nuda (Bractless Blazingstar) · M. nuda var. stricta (Bractless Blazingstar) · M. obscura (Pacific Blazingstar) · M. oligosperma (Beggars Patches) · M. oreophila (Argus Blazingstar) · M. pachyrhiza (Coahuila Blazingstar) · M. packardiae (Packard's Blazingstar) · M. parviflora (Smoothstem Blazingstar) · M. pectinata (San Joaquin Blazing-Star) · M. perennis (Perennial Blazingstar) · M. polita (Polished Blazing-Star) · M. pterosperma (Wing-Seed Blazing-Star) · M. pumila (Desert Blazing Star) · M. pumila var. lagarosa (Dwarf Mentzelia) · M. pumila var. lagarosa Thorne (Dwarf Mentzelia) · M. pumila var. pumila (Golden Blazingstar) · M. pumila var. pumila Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray (Dwarf Mentzelia) · M. reflexa (Panamint Blazingstar) · M. reverchonii (Reverchon's Blazingstar) · M. rusbyi (Rusby Stickleaf) · M. saxicola (El Paso Blazingstar) · M. shultziorum (Shultz Stickleaf) · M. sinuata (Leechleaf Blazingstar) · M. speciosa (Jeweled Blazingstar) · M. springeri (Santa Fe Blazingstar) · M. strictissima (Grassland Blazingstar) · M. texana (Texas Blazingstar) · M. torreyi (Torrey Stickleaf) · M. torreyi Gray var. acerosa (M.E.Jones) Barneby (Torrey's Blazingstar) · M. torreyi Gray var. torreyi Gray (Torrey's Blazingstar) · M. torreyi var. acerosa (Torrey's Blazingstar)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Dec 27, 2011.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- The New York Botanical Garden: Vascular Plant Type Specimens
- University of Colorado Museum: Zoological specimens
- USDA PLANTS: USDA PLANTS Database
- Utah State University: USU-UTC Specimen Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2668114
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-503774
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:545418-1
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 503774
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 1162935-1
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDLOA030L0
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: NUHU
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 19565
Footnotes
- Mean = 1,571.740 meters (5,156.627 feet), Standard Deviation = 774.510 based on 27 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
