Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia albicaulis is a species of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae known by the common names whitestem blazingstar, white-stemmed stickleaf, and small flowered blazing star. It is native to much of western North America, where it grows in mountain, desert, and plateau habitat. Description It is an annual herb producing a stem up to 42 centimeters long, sometimes growing erect. The leaves are up to 11 centimeters long in the basal rosette, divided into even comblike lobes, and smaller farther up on the plant. The flower has five shiny yellow petals 2 to 7 millimeters long each. The fruit is a narrow, straight or curving utricle 1 to 3 centimeters long. It contains many angular seeds covered in tiny bumps. References External links Calflora Database: Mentzelia albicaulis (Small flowered Blazing Star, White stemmed stickleaf, white stemmed blazing star) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Mentzelia albicaulis UC Photos gallery — Mentzelia albicaulis albicaulis Flora of the Western United States Flora of Western Canada Flora of Arizona Flora of Baja California Flora of the California desert regions Flora of Nevada Flora of the Great Basin Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history