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Flower Willow Lake Tr - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Mentzelia multiflora - Adonis blazingstar Synonyms: Bartonia multiflora, Nuttallia multiflora Other Common Names: Adonis stickleaf, desert stickleaf, desert blazingstar, manyflowered mentzelia Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Loasaceae
Flower Willow Lake Tr - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Bright yellow flowers are loosely clustered at the top of white, upright, branched stems. The green leaves are lobed and have hooked hairs on their lower surface which cause them to stick to clothing, thus the common name stickleaf.
Identification notes: White stems with short stiff hairs; long narrow leaves with rounded teeth or shallow pinnate lobes, upper leaves clasping the stem; showy, large yellow flowers; distinguished from many others in the genus by being perennial and taller.
Height: To 2-1/2 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Desert, upland, mountain in full sun. Commonly found on sand and gravel bars.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 100 - 7500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Bright yellow Shape: Regular in round clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Mar - Oct
Description: The bright yellow flowers have 5 petals and 5 staminodes that are petal-like and many stamens. Flowers are 2 inches across; they open later in the afternoon and close in the morning.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Lobed Leaf Attachment: Alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Stems turn upward. Green leaves are long and narrow, lobed and without stems. The lower surface of the leaves has hooked hairs which cause them to stick to clothing.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules are straight and cylindric.
Seed Notes: Small, broadly winged seeds are densely covered with minute rounded projections.


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