Pronunciation: ment-ZEE-lee-a ree-FLEX-a
Common name: Reflexed blazing star
Family: Loasaceae (Loasa)
Habitat: Coarse rocky slopes to 3000', creosote
bush scrub, Panamint and Death Valley, occasional
to San Bernardino Co.
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Mentzelia
2) reflexa