Reflexed Blazingstar (Mentzelia reflexa)
Description
It is an annual herb growing up to 20 centimeters tall and taking a rounded or clumped form. The abundant leaves are up to 10 centimeters long and toothed along the edges. The-inflorescence-is a cluster of flowers each with eight pale yellow petals. The fruit is a cylindrical-utricle-roughly a centimeter long containing many tiny bumpy white seeds.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Cornales
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Family: Loasaceae
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Genus: Mentzelia
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