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Veatch's Blazing Star

Mentzelia veatchiana

TJM1: Mentzelia veatchiana.

Family: Loasaceae (LOASA).
Generic common name: BLAZING STAR.

Location: Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve: grassland, April 2023.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Medium, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring.


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Immature fruit.


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Mature seeds.


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Top of capsule showing seed packing.


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A small, sparsely vegetated area in a sea of grass.




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