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Taxon

Mentzelia involucrata S.Watson

Protologue Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 367. 1885 [21 Feb 1885]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Mentzelia involucrata ssp megalantha, CDavidson5558--CA. Riverside Co. Joshua Tree Nat. Pk. 3 Mch 77. 001.jpg

Mentzelia involucrata ssp megalantha, CDavidson5558--CA. Riverside Co. Joshua Tree Nat. Pk. 3 Mch 77. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mentzelia involucrata ssp megalantha, CDavidson5558--CA. Riverside Co. Joshua Tree Nat. Pk. 3 Mch 77. 002.jpg

Mentzelia involucrata ssp megalantha, CDavidson5558--CA. Riverside Co. Joshua Tree Nat. Pk. 3 Mch 77. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (6).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (17).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (17).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (9).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (1).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (8).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (3).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (18).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (18).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333.jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (7).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (19).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (19).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (10).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (14).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (11).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (15).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (15).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (13).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (4).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (5).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (12).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (2).jpg

Mentzelia involucrata, C. Davidson 11673----California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 333 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Arizona, California, Mexico Northwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C. 5558

March 3, 1977

Location

United States, California, Riverside (Palm Desert)

33.664333, -116.399056

Location Remarks

Palms to Pines Highway (Highway 74), ca. 3 miles S of junction with Highway 111.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

Davidson C. 11673

April 1, 2010

Location

United States, California, Riverside (Palm Desert)

33.664333, -116.399056

Location Remarks

Palms to Pines Highway (Highway 74), ca. 3 miles S of junction with Highway 111.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cornales

Family

Loasaceae

Genus

Mentzelia

Specific Epithet

involucrata

Authorship

S.Watson

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#128,646 of 335,497

Top 39%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Mentzelia involucrata var. megalantha I.M.Johnst.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy