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Mentzelia multiflora

Common name:	Manyflowered Mentzelia	Family:	Loasaceae
Author:	(Nutt.)A.Gray.	Botanical references:	1, 71
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Western N. America.
Habitat:	Dry sandy and gravelly places below 2000 metres in creosote bush scrub and deserts in California[71].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	2	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	M. longiloba[B,P] M. multiflora ssp. longiloba[B,P] M. multiflora var. longiloba[B,C,CAL,P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Adonis Blazingstar [B], Manyflowered Mentzelia [P],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	flora = flowered multiflora = many flowered
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Violales. Loasa family

Physical Characteristics

Perennial. . It is in flower from July to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 2/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires dry or moist soil.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

Seed.

Seed - raw or cooked[257]. They are parched and ground into a meal[177]. This use has not been verified[216].

Medicinal Uses

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Diuretic Odontalgic TB.

The plant is used as a toothache medicine[216].
The plant is diuretic[257]. The leaves and the roots have been used as a treatment for tuberculosis. It was the strongest TB medicine for the strongest patients[257].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Succeeds in ordinary garden soil[1]. Prefers a moderately fertile well-drained soil in a warm sunny sheltered position[200].
This species is said to be a perennial in [71], whilst [1] lists it as an annual.

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ[200]. Germination should take place within a couple of weeks.

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Web References

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[C] Taxon data. from the CalFlora database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

References for Mentzelia multiflora var. longiloba (a possible synonym).

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[1] F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).

[71] Munz. A California Flora. University of California Press 1959
An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader.

[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

[216] Whiting. A. F. Ethnobotany of the Hopi North Arizona Society of Science and Art 1939
A very good guide the the plant uses of the N. American Hopi Indians.

[257] Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.

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