Loasa Family

This population falls outside the described range of this species. It would represent a 'yellow flag' in Jepson description map. It would not be alone as other records from this edge of the Sierra which might be better described as Dmoj.

This population falls outside the described range of this species. It would represent a 'yellow flag' in Jepson description map. It would not be alone as other records from this edge of the Sierra which might be better described as Dmoj.

This population falls outside the described range of this species. It would represent a 'yellow flag' in Jepson description map. It would not be alone as other records from this edge of the Sierra which might be better described as Dmoj.

This population falls outside the described range of this species. It would represent a 'yellow flag' in Jepson description map. It would not be alone as other records from this edge of the Sierra which might be better described as Dmoj.

This population falls outside the described range of this species. It would represent a 'yellow flag' in Jepson description map. It would not be alone as other records from this edge of the Sierra which might be better described as Dmoj.

This population falls outside the described range of this species. It would represent a 'yellow flag' in Jepson description map. It would not be alone as other records from this edge of the Sierra which might be better described as Dmoj.

After reading the key it came to my attention that there was a key break :'Filament distal lobes 2, anther generally on thin stalk between lobes ' which if you look closely you can see, narrow acute finger like flags between which the anthers stand atop a short filament. Too cool!

The Loasaceae family is new to me, and the Blazing Star genus (Mentzelia)has a number of species. I hope I got this right!

Picture taken during the phenomenal 2005 desert spring flower season

Picture taken during the phenomenal 2005 desert spring flower season