Mentzelia pectinata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mentzelia pectinata Kellogg

San joaquin blazing star, San joaquin blazingstar

Mentzelia pectinata is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~266 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. chrysopetala ... var. pectinata
Genus:	Mentzelia
Family:	Loasaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Mentzelia gracilenta var. pectinata

Information about Mentzelia pectinata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MEPE4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).