Pronunciation: ment-ZEE-lee-a or-ee-OF-i-la
Common name: Inyo blazing star
Family: Loasaceae (Loasa)
Habitat: Washes, limestone soils, talus slopes,
2500'-6000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree and
pinyon-juniper woodland, Clark Mts and mountains
of northern Mojave Desert
Blooming period: May to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Mentzelia
2) oreophila