Pronunciation: ment-ZEE-lee-a her-soo-TI-si-ma
Common name: Hairy blazing star
Family: Loasaceae (Loasa)
Habitat: Washes, fans, slopes, creosote-bush scrub to
about 2000', west Sonora Desert
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Mentzelia
2) hirsutissima