Pronunciation: ment-ZEE-lee-a LIND-lee-eye
Common name: Lindley's blazing star
Family: Loasaceae (Loasa)
Habitat: Rocky canyon and open slopes to 4000', coastal
sage scrub, east margin of Kern Co.
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Mentzelia
2) lindleyi