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Mentzelia eremophila
Also called Solitary Blazing Star
Pinyon blazingstar is a small desert annual wildflower from the Mojave Desert of California, with shiny yellow flowers and a single erect stem. It is an uncommon wild species rather than a garden staple, so it is grown mainly by native plant enthusiasts from seed in sandy, well-drained soil.
Mentzelia eremophila is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae known by the common names pinyon blazingstar and solitary blazingstar.
It is endemic to the Mojave Desert of California, where it grows in sandy scrub and sometimes disturbed areas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mentzelia eremophila by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
