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Adonis Blazingstar, Mentzelia multiflora

Adonis Blazingstar, Mentzelia multiflora. Photo Taken September 23, 2006. Holbrook, Arizona.
Adonis Blazingstar, Mentzelia multiflora. Photo Taken September 23, 2006. Holbrook, Arizona.

Adonis Blazingstar Mentzelia multiflora	Adonis Blazingstar Mentzelia multiflora

Adonis Blazingstar Mentzelia multiflora, Stickleaf Family ( Loasaceae ), Adonis Blazingstar: Also Called; Yerba Amarilla, Many Flowered Mentzelia, Mentzelia longiloba, Adonis Stickleaf, Desert Blazingstar. Mentzelia multiflora is a dicot, perennial herb about 2 to 3 feet tall and about 16 inches wide that is native to western North America. Height: About 2 to 3 feet tall and about 16 inches wide. Flowers: Inflorescence with 1 to 3 flowers. The 1/3 inch to 4/5 inch, golden-yellow flower heads appear at the ends of branches. Blooming Time: March - October. Leaves: Up to 3 inches long and up to about 1 inch wide. They are sessile, narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, and occasionally oblanceolate; the margins are toothed to lobed. Found: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon - Juniper Woodlands. Elevation: 100 to 7,500 Feet. Habitat: Sandy desert soils to 7,500'. Southeastern Arizona, Northern half of Arizona, southern New Mexico. Also in Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken September 23, 2006. Holbrook, Arizona.