Pronunciation: ment-ZEE-lee-a al-bi-KAW-lis
Common name: Whitestem blazing star
Family: Loasaceae (Loasa)
Habitat: Desert slopes, gravel fans and washes, 1500'-
6000', creosote bush and sagebrush scrub, pinyon-
juniper woodland
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Mentzelia
2) albicaulis