[Blazingstars: The Genus Mentzelia in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Hairy Blazingstar, Hairy Stickleaf

Mentzelia hirsutissima

Synonym: Mentzelia hirsutissima var. stenophylla

Hairy Blazingstar, Hairy Stickleaf: Mentzelia hirsutissima (Synonym: Mentzelia hirsutissima var. stenophylla)

What appears to be hairy blazingstar as seen on steep hillsides along San Diego County Route S-22 on the Montezuma Grade west of Borrego Springs, California, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.......March 28, 2011. Note the green bracts, lacking hyaline or whitish margins.

Hairy Blazingstar, Hairy Stickleaf: Mentzelia hirsutissima (Synonym: Mentzelia hirsutissima var. stenophylla)

What appears to be hairy blazingstar as seen on steep hillsides along San Diego County Route S-22 on the Montezuma Grade west of Borrego Springs, California, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.......March 28, 2011.
Paul Slichter