Flower: | Blazing Star, Giant | Family: | Loasa | Genus / Species: | Mentzelia laevicaulis | Notes: | Look for this large 4 flower on an overcast day as it typically opens at night and closes during the heat of the day. | Photo: |
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge - - - September 17, 2002 | Guide: | Pacific States Wildflowers by Niehaus & Ripper / Wayside Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest by Strickler / Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge by Jolley |
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