Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bartonia multiflora Nuttall
Mentzelia pumila Nuttall ex Torrey & Gray var. multiflora (Nuttall) Urban & Gilg
Nuttallia multiflora (Nuttall) Greene
Mentzelia multiflora is an upright herb with bright yellow flowers with many stamens. The stems are
whitish and the upper surface of the leaves are bright green. The lower surface of the leaves has hooked
hairs which cause them to stick tenaciously to clothing. The capsules open at the top and contain dozens of small, broadly winged seeds that are minutely but densely covered with rounded projections.
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Mentzelia multiflora, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, May 24, 2007
Mentzelia multiflora, foliage, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, May 24, 2007
Mentzelia multiflora, undersurface of leaf with velcro-like hooked cilia, photo Russ Kleinman, Catwalk, Oct. 15, 2007
Mentzelia multiflora, capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Nov. 13, 2008
Mentzelia multiflora, winged seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Dec. 25, 2008
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