COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
2964
catalog_number
2964
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.2964_1200.Men_nud2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.2964_1200.Men_nud2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2964
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:2964
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray
scientific_name
Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Loasaceae
family
Loasaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Mentzelia
genus
Mentzelia
Genus
false
Species:
nuda
specific_epithet
nuda
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
(Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray
scientific_name_author
(Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Stevens
county
Stevens
County
false
Locality:
Hugoton, 9 mi N, 7 mi W. Cimarron River W of bridge over the river. Sandy to gravelly floodplain.
locality
Hugoton, 9 mi N, 7 mi W. Cimarron River W of bridge over the river. Sandy to gravelly floodplain.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
High Plains
physiographic_province
High Plains
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Sandsage Prairie
associated_plant_community
Sandsage Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
7/20/1988
date_collected
7/20/1988
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
Named for Christian Mentzel, botanist and physician who wrote several botanical books in the 1600's
genus_name_meaning
Named for Christian Mentzel, botanist and physician who wrote several botanical books in the 1600's
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
bare, naked
species_name_meaning
bare, naked
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Sand lily
common_names
Sand lily
Common Names
false
Common Names:
Bractless mentzelia
common_names
Bractless mentzelia
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Biennial or perennial
description
Plant life form: Biennial or perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 0.3-1 m
description
Height: 0.3-1 m
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are white and bloom from July to September. They open in mid to late afternoon and close around sunset.
description
Species description: Flowers are white and bloom from July to September. They open in mid to late afternoon and close around sunset.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect biennial or perennial herb. Leaves are alternate and simple. Stems and leaves are rough-hairy.
description
Species description: Erect biennial or perennial herb. Leaves are alternate and simple. Stems and leaves are rough-hairy.
Description
false
Description:
"Habitat: Sandy and gravelly prairies, pastures, and roadsides."
description
"Habitat: Sandy and gravelly prairies, pastures, and roadsides."
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Western third of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Western third of the state.
Description
false
Description:
"Medicinal Uses: Juice extracted from stems was boiled and used externally to reduce fever. Tea from roots used to treat smallpox, measles, and mumps, and used in salve applied to smallpox and measles sores."
description
"Medicinal Uses: Juice extracted from stems was boiled and used externally to reduce fever. Tea from roots used to treat smallpox, measles, and mumps, and used in salve applied to smallpox and measles sores."
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Flowers open in late afternoon.
description
Notes: Flowers open in late afternoon.
Description
false
Color:
Pale cream
color
Pale cream
Color
false
Color:
White
color
White
Color
false