Mentzelia veatchiana Kellogg belongs to the Loasaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 2564

May 25, 1975

Location

United States, California, Los Angeles

34.094722, -118.6125

Location Remarks

Old Ridge Route (8N04), off Interstate 5, to Road 7N23. Liebre Mountain.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 13148

April 20, 2016

Location

United States, Nevada, Nye

36.828028, -117.022083

Location Remarks

Beatty Rd. (Hwy 374) to Titus Canyon, ca. 9 miles W of Hwy 374 on Titus Canyon Rd. Elev. 1418 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Charlotte M. Taylor

Notes

Creosote bush scrub.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cornales

Family

Loasaceae

Genus

Mentzelia

Specific Epithet

veatchiana

Authorship

Kellogg

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

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

0.1

Global rank

#243,294 of 335,497

Top 73%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Davidson, C 2564

May 25, 1975

Location

United States, California, Los Angeles

34.094722, -118.6125

Location Remarks

Old Ridge Route (8N04), off Interstate 5, to Road 7N23. Liebre Mountain.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 13148

April 20, 2016

Location

United States, Nevada, Nye

36.828028, -117.022083

Location Remarks

Beatty Rd. (Hwy 374) to Titus Canyon, ca. 9 miles W of Hwy 374 on Titus Canyon Rd. Elev. 1418 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Charlotte M. Taylor

Notes

Creosote bush scrub.