Mentzelia multiflora explained

Mentzelia multiflora, commonly known as Adonis blazingstar, Adonis stickleaf, desert blazingstar, prairie stickleaf and manyflowered mentzelia is a herbaceous perennial wildflower of the family Loasaceae.

Distribution

Mentzelia multiflora is found in the western United States and northwestern Mexico: from Montana and North Dakota in the Great Plains; south to Texas and Southern California; and into Sonora and Chihuahua.[1]

This species prefers dry, sandy, well-drained soil. They require direct sunlight and are not found growing in the shade.[2]

Description

Mentzelia multiflora grows to about 2feet-2.5feetft (-ft) tall. It has shiny white stems and numerous branches. Its sticky, bright green leaves are covered with hairs containing minute barbs.

The flowers are around 5cm (02inches) in diameter, are yellow in colour and normally have ten petals. The flowers open in late afternoon and close in the morning.[3] The flowers are hermaphrodite and flower from March to October.[4] The plant does not live for more than three years.[5]

Varieties

Varieties of Mentzelia multiflora include:

Taxonomy

Mentzelia multiflora was first described by the botanists Thomas Nuttall and Asa Gray. It is a "blazingstar" and is a member of the genus Mentzelia, the "stickleafs".[10] [11]

Uses

MedicinalThe plant is used by the Native Americans, particularly the Navajo people, as a medicinal plant.[12] It has been used to treat toothache and as a diuretic.[13] [14] The roots and leaves have been used to treat tuberculosis.[2]
CultivationThe plant is cultivated as an ornamental plant, used as a wildflower in specialty gardens.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Mentzelia multiflora . Itis.gov . 2010-07-30 . 2011-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111028012910/http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=503788 . live .
  2. Web site: Mentzelia multiflora Manyflowered Mentzelia, Adonis blazingstar PFAF Plant Database . 2024-06-01 . pfaf.org . 2024-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240223102949/https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Mentzelia+multiflora . live .
  3. Web site: Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness- Mentzelia multiflora. Wnmu.edu. 2010-07-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100528002103/http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages2/gilaflora/mentzelia_multiflora.html. 2010-05-28.
  4. Web site: Native Plants for Pollinators & Beneficial Insects: SW–Sonoran Desert . live . June 1, 2024 . Xerces.org . . April 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429122124/https://xerces.org/sites/default/files/publications/22-031_01_NPPBI%E2%80%94SWSonoranDesert_web.pdf .
  5. Book: Technical Bulletin . 1934 . The Department . 9 . en . 2024-06-01 . 2023-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927051559/https://books.google.com/books?id=8r-FLJb8QIIC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=RA2-PA9&dq=%22Mentzelia+multiflora%22%2B%22years%22&hl=en . live .
  6. Web site: USDA Plants Database . 2024-06-01 . plants.usda.gov . 2024-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240601034409/https://plants.usda.gov/assets/config.json . live .
  7. Web site: USDA Plants Profiles . Plants.usda.gov . 2010-07-26 . 2010-07-30 . 2022-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105091805/https://plants.usda.gov/ . live .
  8. Web site: Archived TJM 1993 treatment for MENTZELIA multiflora subsp. longiloba . 2024-06-01 . ucjeps.berkeley.edu . 2024-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240601034359/https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment?4990,4994,0,5011 . live .
  9. Web site: USDA Plants Database . 2024-06-01 . plants.usda.gov . 2024-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240601034405/https://plants.usda.gov/assets/config.json . live .
  10. Web site: NPIN: Mentzelia multiflora (Adonis blazingstar) . Wildflower.org . 2010-05-28 . 2010-07-30 . 2011-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615015934/http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MEMU3 . live .
  11. Web site: Centennial Museum and Gardens - Home . Museum.utep.edu . 2010-07-30 . 2008-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080328094723/http://museum.utep.edu/chih/gardens/plants/GtoM/mentzeliamult.htm . live .
  12. http://www.herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Mentzelia+multiflora University of Michigan at Dearborn: Native American Ethnobotany of Mentzelia multiflora
  13. Moerman. D.; "Native American Ethnobotany" . Timber Press. Oregon 1998
  14. Whiting. A. F.; Ethnobotany of the Hopi" . North Arizona Society of Science and Art; 1939
  15. Huxley. A.; "The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening" . 1992. MacMillan Press 1992

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