Single Record
Participant Info
- Species
- Mentzelia speciosa [Mentzelia sinuata] [Mentzelia aurea] [Nuttallia sinuata]
- Family
- Loasaceae
- CommonName
- jeweled blazingstar
- Presence
- YES
- Status
- native
- EarliestDate
- 1984
- LatestDate
- 2026
- Ecosystem
- foothill, montane
- Geobotanical
- SSawatch, Garitas, NCristos
- Counties
- Alamosa, Mineral, Saguache
- Passes
- South
- WildlifePreserves
- Other Localities
- Comments
- For Mentzelia speciosa there have been 12 records from the Watershed and about 7 locations, all in the western mountains north of La Garita, except for one collection from Farmers Creek south of Creede (Mineral Co) and another from the north Cristos near Zapata Falls (Alamosa Co). In Colorado this species is an infrequently collected Mentzelia, with occurrences largely from the Front Range. In June of 2026, the location around Farmers Creek Road (Mineraal Co, south of Creede) was searched for this species by Susan Komarek and three other botanists, and hundreds of specimens of the species were found. Note that were there not collections from Albany Co, Wyoming, the species would be endemic to Colorado. FNA says further study is needed separate (or not) M. speciosa from M. sinuata.
- Annotation