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Pronunciation: ment-ZEE-lee-a ob-SKYUR-a
Common name: Pacific blazing star
Family: Loasaceae (Loasa)
Habitat: Washes, slopes, joshua tree woodland to 5000', both deserts from Baja to Inyo Co.
Blooming period: February to May
Name derivations: 1) Mentzelia 2) obscura