Whitestem Blazingstar, White-stem Blazing-star
Mentzelia albicaulis
Synonyms: Acrolasia albicaulis, Acrolasia gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. albicaulis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. ctenophora, Mentzelia albicaulis var. gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. tenerrima, Mentzelia gracilis, Mentzelia mojavensis, Trachyphytum gracile
![Whitestem Blazingstar, White-stem Blazing-star: Mentzelia albicaulis (Synonyms: Acrolasia albicaulis, Acrolasia gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. albicaulis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. ctenophora, Mentzelia albicaulis var. gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. tenerrima, Mentzelia gracilis, Mentzelia mojavensis, Trachyphytum gracile)](albicaulis/albicaulis3d.jpg)
White-stemmed blazingstar as seen on gravelly slopes along Washington Highway SR 14 about one mile east of Roosevelt, WA..........April 18, 2009.
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Close-ups of the flowers and stem leaves of white-stemmed blazingstar as seen on gravelly slopes along Washington Highway SR 14 about one mile east of Roosevelt, WA.........April 18, 2009.
Paul Slichter