Pronunciation: ment-ZEE-lee-a a-FY-nis
Common name: Yellow comet
Family: Loasaceae (Loasa)
Habitat: Sandy grassland, woodland and creosote
bush scrub to 4000', Transverse and Peninsular
Ranges, deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Mentzelia
(2) affinis