[The Blazing Star Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Whitestem Blazingstar, White-stem Blazing-star

Mentzelia albicaulis

Synonyms: Acrolasia albicaulis, Acrolasia gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. albicaulis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. ctenophora, Mentzelia albicaulis var. gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. tenerrima, Mentzelia gracilis, Mentzelia mojavensis, Trachyphytum gracile

Whitestem Blazingstar, White-stem Blazing-star: Mentzelia albicaulis (Synonyms: Acrolasia albicaulis, Acrolasia gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. albicaulis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. ctenophora, Mentzelia albicaulis var. gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. tenerrima, Mentzelia gracilis, Mentzelia mojavensis, Trachyphytum gracile)

White-stemmed blazingstar as seen on gravelly slopes along Washington Highway SR 14 about one mile east of Roosevelt, WA..........April 18, 2009.

Flower of Whitestem Blazingstar, White-stem Blazing-star: Mentzelia albicaulis (Synonyms: Acrolasia albicaulis, Acrolasia gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. albicaulis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. ctenophora, Mentzelia albicaulis var. gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. tenerrima, Mentzelia gracilis, Mentzelia mojavensis, Trachyphytum gracile) - Stem leaves of Whitestem Blazingstar, White-stem Blazing-star: Mentzelia albicaulis (Synonyms: Acrolasia albicaulis, Acrolasia gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. albicaulis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. ctenophora, Mentzelia albicaulis var. gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. tenerrima, Mentzelia gracilis, Mentzelia mojavensis, Trachyphytum gracile) - Receptacle, calyx and corolla of Whitestem Blazingstar, White-stem Blazing-star: Mentzelia albicaulis (Synonyms: Acrolasia albicaulis, Acrolasia gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. albicaulis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. ctenophora, Mentzelia albicaulis var. gracilis, Mentzelia albicaulis var. tenerrima, Mentzelia gracilis, Mentzelia mojavensis, Trachyphytum gracile)

Close-ups of the flowers and stem leaves of white-stemmed blazingstar as seen on gravelly slopes along Washington Highway SR 14 about one mile east of Roosevelt, WA.........April 18, 2009.
Paul Slichter