Mentzelia veatchiana Kellogg belongs to the Loasaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Mentzelia veatchiana, CDavidson2564--CA. Los Angeles Co. Liebre Mtn. 26 May 75. 002B.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cornales
Family
Loasaceae
Genus
Mentzelia
Specific Epithet
veatchiana
Authorship
Kellogg
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#243,294 of 335,497
Top 73%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
34.094722, -118.612500
Location Remarks
Old Ridge Route (8N04), off Interstate 5, to Road 7N23. Liebre Mountain.
Collectors
No collectors specified
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.
