[Blazingstars: The Genus Mentzelia in the Southwestern Deserts of the United States]

Jones' Blazingstar, Jones' Blazing Star

Mentzelia jonesii

Synonyms: Mentzelia nitens var. jonesii, Mentzelia nitens var. leptocaulis

Jones' Blazingstar, Jones' Blazing Star: Mentzelia jonesii (Synonyms: Mentzelia nitens var. jonesii, Mentzelia nitens var. leptocaulis)

What appears to be Jones' blazingstar as seen in a sandy wash off California Highway 95 near the Nevada state line............February 24, 2013.

Jones' Blazingstar, Jones' Blazing Star: Mentzelia jonesii (Synonyms: Mentzelia nitens var. jonesii, Mentzelia nitens var. leptocaulis) - Basal leaf of Jones' Blazingstar, Jones' Blazing Star: Mentzelia jonesii (Synonyms: Mentzelia nitens var. jonesii, Mentzelia nitens var. leptocaulis) - Jones' Blazingstar, Jones' Blazing Star: Mentzelia jonesii (Synonyms: Mentzelia nitens var. jonesii, Mentzelia nitens var. leptocaulis)

Flower of Jones' Blazingstar, Jones' Blazing Star: Mentzelia jonesii (Synonyms: Mentzelia nitens var. jonesii, Mentzelia nitens var. leptocaulis) - Flower of Jones' Blazingstar, Jones' Blazing Star: Mentzelia jonesii (Synonyms: Mentzelia nitens var. jonesii, Mentzelia nitens var. leptocaulis)

Flower of Jones' Blazingstar, Jones' Blazing Star: Mentzelia jonesii (Synonyms: Mentzelia nitens var. jonesii, Mentzelia nitens var. leptocaulis)

What appears to be Jones' blazingstar as seen in a sandy wash off California Highway 95 near the Nevada state line............February 24, 2013.
Paul Slichter