Adonia Blazing Star
Mentzelia multiflora
Sandpaper Plant
Petalonyx thurberi
Elongate, wavy toothed leaves are stiff and act like Velcro® - they will adhere to clothing or fur. Bright yellow flowers with many petals. Found along sandy washes in the Sonoran Desert. Detailed Description
Short, deltoid shaped leaves are very rough and feel like sandpaper! Whitish flowers with complex morphology in a spike at ends of twigs. Below flowers on the spikes there may be few to many dead and bleached pale leaves or leaf-like bracts attached. Found in deep sand along washes or near river flood plains in the Sonoran Desert. Detailed Description