Organ Mountain Blazingstar Flower Organ Mountain Blazingstar Stem Organ Mountain Blazingstar Leaves


Wildflowers of Southern Arizona


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Organ Mountain Blazingstar.
Mentzelia asperula.
Loasa (Loasaceae) family.

The flowers have 5 petals, 5 narrow, hairy, green sepals, and cylindrical ovaries that dry into cigar-shaped seed capsules. The leaves are green, hairy, alternate, narrowly triangular in shape, and pinnately lobed and toothed.

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area.
Location: Across road from restrooms before first bridge on sandy bank of creek.
9/18/15

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