Details of genus: Mentzelia [1164]
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genus_en: Star flower
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Family: Loasaceae
family_ja: シレンゲ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 60 species of spreading to erect, freely branching, densely stiff-haired annuals, biennials, perennials, and subshrubs, mostly from dry, sandy, or rocky scrub in S.W. USA, Mexico, and the West Indies. Alternate, mainly lance-shaped, coarsely toothed, light to mid-green leaves may be simple, lobed, or pinnatifid. The poppy-like, 5- to 10-petalled, bright orange, yellow, or white flowers, often night-scented or opening only in strong sunlight, are borne singly or in loose cymes in summer. Grow in an annual or mixed border, or a wild garden; they need long, hot summers to flower well. In frost-prone areas, grow tender species in a cool greenhouse.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed of annuals in situ in spring.
pests_en: Trouble free.
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Loasaceae | シレンゲ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Loasaceae | シレンゲ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Loasaceae | シレンゲ科 | Show |