Mentzelia humilis var. humilis

Common names: Gypsum blazingstar
Endemic
Synonyms: Nuttallia gypsea Wooton & Standley
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 503.
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Leaf-blades: widest intersinus distance 0.8–2.6 (–3.3) mm; proximal oblanceolate to elliptic, margins pinnatisect, lobes 4–16 (–20), 2.3–11.8 (–16.4) × 1–2.9 mm; distal elliptic, lanceolate, or linear, margins entire, dentate, or pinnatisect, teeth or lobes (0–) 4–16, 2.3–13.8 (–16.9) × 0.9–1.8 mm. Flowers: petals 11.8–21.3 (–24.6) × 1.4–3.7 mm; 5 outermost stamens linear to narrowly spatulate, 10.6–19 (–22.3) × 0.7–3.3 mm. Seed-coat: papillae 7–12 per cell. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Oct.
Habitat: Sparsely vegetated areas in dry grasslands, roadsides, level areas or gentle slopes, gravelly, clayey, and sandy gypsum substrates.
Elevation: 900–1600 m.

Discussion

Variety humilis occurs in western Texas and south-central New Mexico. Its range approaches Mentzelia humilis var. guadalupensis in Eddy County, New Mexico, but the two varieties are not known to co-occur.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

No values specified."not elongating" is not a number.

petaloid +  and heteromorphic +
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (2.23 cm22.3 mm <br />0.0223 m <br />) +
0.88 cm8.8 mm <br />0.0088 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
clawed +, linear +  and narrowly spatulate +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
John J. Schenk +  and Larry Hufford +
(Urban & Gilg) J. Darlington +
ridged +  and rounded +
Mentzelia pumila var. humilis +
0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br />) +
2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> (3.62 cm36.2 mm <br />0.0362 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (9.5 cm95 mm <br />0.095 m <br />) +
unlobed;lobed;orbiculate;obovate;unlobed;lobed;orbiculate;obovate;unlobed;lobed;orbiculate;obovate;oblanceolate;spatulate;linear;lanceolate;elliptic;ovate;cordate;deltate;hastate +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.91 cm9.1 mm <br />0.0091 m <br />) +
along entire stem +  and distal +
0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br /> (0.52 cm5.2 mm <br />0.0052 m <br />) +
0.53 cm5.3 mm <br />0.0053 m <br /> (1.02 cm10.2 mm <br />0.0102 m <br />) +
cup-shaped +
0.52 cm5.2 mm <br />0.0052 m <br /> (0.86 cm8.6 mm <br />0.0086 m <br />) +
Gypsum blazingstar +
linear;spatulate;linear;spatulate;lanceolate;elliptic +
all +  and longest +
upcurved +  and antrorse +
N.Mex. +  and Tex. +
900–1600 m. +
curved +  and straight +
s--shaped +, clavate +, urceolate +, ovoid +, cylindric +, subcylindric +, lingulate +  and cup-shaped +
Sparsely vegetated areas in dry grasslands, roadsides, level areas or gentle slopes, gravelly, clayey, and sandy gypsum substrates. +
free +  and adnate +
unlobed +  and filiform +
linear;lanceolate;linear;lanceolate;elliptic;oblanceolate;elliptic +
cauline +  and basal +
1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br /> (1.69 cm16.9 mm <br />0.0169 m <br />) +
1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br /> (1.69 cm16.9 mm <br />0.0169 m <br />) +
perpendicular +  and antrorse +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br />) +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
pinnatisect +, dentate +  and entire +
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (2.23 cm22.3 mm <br />0.0223 m <br />) +
1.06 cm10.6 mm <br />0.0106 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
linear +  and narrowly spatulate +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
apical +, subapical +  and inferior +
perpendicular +  and oriented +
inconspicuous +
2.13 cm21.3 mm <br />0.0213 m <br /> (2.46 cm24.6 mm <br />0.0246 m <br />) +
connate +  and distinct +
11.8mm;21.3mm +
spreading +  and erect +
hairy +  and glabrous +
obovate +, oblanceolate +, elliptic +, ovate +  and spatulate +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.37 cm3.7 mm <br />0.0037 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–Oct. +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. +
flattened +  and ovoid +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
persistent +
lanceolate +  and narrowly ovate +
adnate +, free +  and distinct +
included +  and exserted +
straight +
papillate +
3-lobed +  and lingulate +
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (1.13 cm11.3 mm <br />0.0113 m <br />) +
Nuttallia gypsea +
Mentzelia humilis var. humilis +
Mentzelia humilis +
variety +
1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br /> (1.69 cm16.9 mm <br />0.0169 m <br />) +
1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br /> (1.69 cm16.9 mm <br />0.0169 m <br />) +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br />) +
perpendicular +  and antrorse +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (1.38 cm13.8 mm <br />0.0138 m <br />) +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
dendritic +  and unbranched +
sinuous +  and straight +
plant +  and bushlike +