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Sand Blazing Star

Mentzelia involucrata

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Field Notes

Description:

Sand blazing star is an erect-stemmed, much-branched annual growing to about 16" or so tall and having herbage that is rough or scratchy to the touch .

Habitat:

In the cracks of granite boulders

Notes:

Cottonwood Canyon, Joshua Tree National Park, CA

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Sand blazing star

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Flowers of North America
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Fall Into Phenology
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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
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Joshua Tree National Park Biodiversity
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PublishedJune 4, 2013

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