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Mentzelia laevicaulis
Also called Giant blazing star, Blazing Star Mentzelia, Smooth Stem Blazingstar, Smooth Stemmed Blazing Star, Blazingstar Mentzelia, Giant Blazingstar
Mentzelia laevicaulis is a showy biennial or short-lived perennial wildflower native to western North America. Its common names include giant blazingstar and smoothstem blazingstar.
This is a widespread plant which can be found in sandy, rocky, and disturbed areas, such as roadsides.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mentzelia laevicaulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
