Mentzelia lindleyi

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Mentzelia lindleyi
Mentzelia lindleyia desert rock garden
Mentzelia lindleyi
a desert rock garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia
Species: M. lindleyi
Binomial name
Mentzelia lindleyi
Torr. & A. Gray

Mentzelia lindleyi, (Lindley's blazingstar, Evening Star, or Blazing Star) is an annual wildflower found in the coast ranges of California and in Arizona. It is a blazingstar and is a member of the Mentzelia genus, the stickleafs; member species are also called "evening stars", but some stickleafs close at sunset.

It is a plant 1-2 ft tall with bright 5-petal flowers.

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