Mentzelia memorabilis, the nine-eleven blazingstar, is a shrub-like perennial endemic to the Uinkaret Plateau in Mohave County Arizona and adjacent Washington County Utah. This is a species of conservation concern throughout its range.
Mentzelia memorabilis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Loasaceae |
Genus: | Mentzelia |
Species: | M. memorabilis |
Binomial name | |
Mentzelia memorabilis N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren | |
Nine-eleven blazingstar can be found between 1400 and 1700 m in elevation growing on gypsiferous outcrops of the Harrisburg formation.
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