Mentzelia memorabilis

Mentzelia memorabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Cornales
Family:Loasaceae
Genus:Mentzelia
Species: M. memorabilis
Binomial name
Mentzelia memorabilis
N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren

Mentzelia memorabilis, the nine-eleven blazingstar, is a shrub-like perennial endemic to the Uinkaret Plateau in Mohave County Arizona and adjacent Washington County Utah. This is a species of conservation concern throughout its range.

Nine-eleven blazingstar can be found between 1400–1700 m in elevation growing on gypsiferous outcrops of the Harrisburg formation.

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