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Distribution by County   5431    
Mentzelia laevicaulis  (Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray
Blazing star,   Giant blazingstar,   Smooth stem blazing star,   Smoothstem blazingstar
Mentzelia laevicaulis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 2 Lake: 6 Plumas: 20 Sonoma: 10
Alpine: 21 Lassen: 9 Riverside: 25 Stanislaus: 14
Butte: 16 Los Angeles: 91 Sacramento: 9 Sutter: 1
Calaveras: 1 Mariposa: 1 San Benito: 149 Tehama: 6
Colusa: 8 Mendocino: 5 San Bernardino: 85 Trinity: 14
El Dorado: 1 Modoc: 4 San Luis Obispo: 8 Tulare: 7
Fresno: 52 Mono: 75 Santa Barbara: 11 Tuolumne: 1
Glenn: 2 Monterey: 7 Shasta: 13 Ventura: 53
Humboldt: 11 Napa: 4 Sierra: 2 Yolo: 4
Inyo: 26 Nevada: 7 Siskiyou: 18 Yuba: 2
Kern: 16 Placer: 5 Solano: 1

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/30/2025).