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Sand Lily , Bractless Blazingstar

Mentzelia nuda

Description:

2-4 ft tall, large white flowers, not fully open when photo taken at mid morning

Habitat:

Grassy roadside

Notes:

Possibly jimsonweed? Poisonous, but some were growing inside a fenced cow pasture.

1 Species ID Suggestions

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 11 years ago
Sand Lily , Bractless Blazingstar
Mentzelia nuda


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2 Comments

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 11 years ago

It is listed in Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. www.kswildflower.org
Or http://www.pbase.com/richarda/image/6577...

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 11 years ago

I cant really tell what this is, but I don't think it's a Jimsonweed. They have fairly large, soft hairy leaves, and their blooms are a large trumpet.

DebLongLookabill
Spotted by
DebLongLookabill

Woodward, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Aug 5, 2012
Submitted on Aug 15, 2012

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