Sunday, April 08, 2012

Joshua Tree National Park - Sand Blazing Star - 4/7/12


cr_JTNP_Sand Blazing Star, originally uploaded by kimberzy.
Mentzelia involurcrata

This member of the Loasa family is also known as Silver Blazing Star. Large patches of these pale whitish-yellow flowers were blooming in the eastern part of the park just east of Cottonwood Spring in the roadside washes and rocky slopes. The flowers bloom January thru May.

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