Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Acrolasia squalida Hook. f., Mentzelia aspera var. canescens Andersson, M. aspera var. lobata Andersson, M. aspera var. virescens Andersson fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America (POWO, 2023).

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