Mentzelia multiflora - (Nutt.)A.Gray.

(Nutt.)A.Gray.

Manyflowered Mentzelia, Adonis blazingstar

Loasaceae Edible: Seed

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Description

Mentzelia multiflora is a PERENNIAL. It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Edible Uses

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

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic Odontalgic TBThe plant is used as a toothache medicine. The plant is diuretic. The leaves and the roots have been used as a treatment for tuberculosis. It was the strongest TB medicine for the strongest patients.

Distribution

Western N. America.

Where It Grows

NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Nebraska (west), Oklahoma (west), Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas (west), Arizona, California (south), Nevada (east), Utah), Mexico (Baja California (Norte), Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Sonora)

Cultivation

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