Mentzelia decapetala (Pursh ex Sims)
Urban & Gilg. ex Gilg. (shown)
other common names: ten-petaled blazing star, prairie lily, sand lily
Stickleaf mentzelia
Mentzelia oligosperma Nutt.
other common names: few-seeded mentzelia, five-petaled mentzelia, Argus blazing star
Mentzelia: named in honor of Christian Mentzel, a German botanist of the late 17th century
Decapetala: from Latin, meaning “ten petals”
Oligosperma: from Latin, meaning “few-seeded,” for this characteristic of the species
Loasa family: Loasaceae
Photograph by Thomas Rosburg, Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest, Second Edition
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