Mentzelia memorabilis, the nine-eleven blazingstar, is a shrub-like perennial endemic to the Uinkaret Plateau in Mohave County Arizona and adjacent Washington County Utah. This is a species of conservation concern throughout its range.

Mentzelia memorabilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia
Species:
M. memorabilis
Binomial name
Mentzelia memorabilis

Nine-eleven blazingstar can be found between 1400 and 1700 m in elevation growing on gypsiferous outcrops of the Harrisburg formation.

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