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Goodrich's Blazingstar (Mentzelia goodrichii)

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Photo by Benjamin Gibbons

Goodrich's Blazingstar

Goodrich's Blazingstar (Mentzelia goodrichii)

Photo by Benjamin Gibbons

Mentzelia goodrichii

NatureServe conservation status

Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S2

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Phenology

Goodrich's blazing-star blooms between July and August. Most collections have been made during mid-July. 

Species range

Endemic to southern Duchesne County, Utah, along Bad Land Cliffs above Argyle Canyon and west into Avintaquin Canyon. Reported along the escarpment of Willow and Argyle canyons.

Threats or limiting factors

So far this species is quite well protected by the habitat in which it grows and threats are minor. Oil and gas exploration and development are increasing locally and may be future threats.

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Multicellular organisms that are autotrophic or make complex carbohydrates from basic constituents. Most use photosynthesis.

Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary

Multicellular organisms that develop from the fertilization of an egg by a sperm. Heterotrophic - obtain food by ingestion.

Have skulls and backbones.

Cold blooded, lay eggs on land

Have feathers and lay eggs

Invertebrates with an exoskeleton, jointed appendages, and segmented bodies

Animals having 3 pair of legs, 3 body sections, generally 1 or 2 pair of wings, 1 pair of antennae.

Soft bodied animals with an internal or external shell and a toothed tongue or radula. Have a mantle that lines and secretes the shell and a muscular foot that allows for movement.

Two hinged lateral shells and a wedged shaped "foot". Bivalves lack tentacles and a head.


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