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General: Whitestem Blazingstar (Mentzelia albicaulis) is a sparsely leaved, upright annual forb with white stems and small, pale yellow flowers. The flowers have five petals and many stamens.
Whitestem Blazingstar is a fairly common component of desert vegetation communities during the spring. It can be found on dry, well-drained sandy and gravelly desert flats, bajadas, and moderate slopes in the lower mountains in the Lower Sonora (Creosote-Bursage Flats) and Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub) life zones. |