[Wildflowers with 5 Petals in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

The Blazing Star Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Loasaceae

Smoothstem Blazingstar: Mentzelia laevicaulis

Members of the Blazing Star Family Found in the Columbia River Gorge:

Whitestem Blazingstar, White-stem Blazing-star: Mentzelia albicaulis (Synonyms: Acrolasia albicaulis, Acrolasia gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. albicaulis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. ctenophora, Mentzelia albicaulis var. gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. tenerrima, Mentzelia gracilis, Mentzelia mojavensis, Trachyphytum gracile)

Bushy Blazing Star, Bushy Mentzelia: Mentzelia dispersa (Synonyms: Mentzelia dispersa var. compacta, Mentzelia dispersa var. dispersa, Menzelia dispersa var. latifolia)

Blazing Star, Blazing-star Mentzelia, Common Blazing-star, Great Mentzelia, Smoothstem Blazingstar, Smoothstem Blazing-star: Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis (Synonyms: Mentzelia laevicaulis var. acuminata, Nuttallia laevicaulis)

Blazing Star Mentzelia, Common Blazing Star: Mentzelia laevicaulis var. parviflora (Synonyms: Mentzelia brandegeei, Mentzelia douglasii)

Mountain Blazing Star, Variegated-bract Blazingstar: Mentzelia montana (Synonym: Acrolasia montana) - Collected between Boardman and Irrigon, OR


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