Veatch'S Blazingstar

Description

Mentzelia veatchiana is an annual herb growing erect to a maximum height near 45 centimeters. The leaves are up to 18 centimeters long in the basal rosette and are divided into deep toothed lobes.The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers with orange to yellow petals under a centimeter long. The fruit is a utricle roughly 1 to 3 centimeters long which contains many tiny angular seeds.