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H20120913-5614—Mentzelia laevicaulis—RPBG (11443852326)

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Mentzelia laevicaulis—giant blazing star. "It is in summer, when most flowers have disappeared, that Blazing Star . . . suddenly blooms with a brilliance and beauty that is amazing when first seen."—Bertha M. Rice, "Popular Studies of California Wild Flowers", 1920. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

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