Mentzelia lindleyi
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Mentzelia lindleyi
a desert rock garden |
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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.
[edit] References
- Jepson Flora Project: Mentzelia lindleyi
- USDA: NRCS: Plants Profile Mentzelia lindleyi
- Images from the CalPhotos archive