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Mentzelia involucrata
Also called Sand Blazingstar, White Bract Stickleaf
Whitebract blazingstar is a small annual desert wildflower with cream-yellow flowers set off by white bracts, found in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. It grows from seed that sprouts after rain and needs little care in dry, open ground.
Mentzelia involucrata is a species of Mentzelia native to the Mojave and Sonoran Desert of North America as well as places in Nevada, Arizona and Baja California (Mexico). Its common names include kuʼu, sand blazing star and white-bract blazing star.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mentzelia involucrata 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.
