Prairie Lily, White stem blazing star
Mentzelia aspera

Family: Loasaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows each year from seed. The flowers are yellow.

There are 75 Mentzelia species.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between 500-2,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Dominican Republic, Guiana, North America, South America (country/location of origin), USA, West Indies

How it is used for food

The oily seeds are pounded and added to other food.

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Acrolasia gracilis Rydb. Acrolasia squalida Hook. f.; Bartonia albicaulis Douglas ex Hook.; Mentzelia albicaulis Torr.; Mentzelia albicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex Torr. & A. Gray; Mentzelia corumbaensis Hoehne; Mentzelia ctenophora Rydb.; Mentzelia fragilis Huber; Mentzelia gracilis (Rydb.) H. J. Thomps. & F. H. Lewis; Mentzelia montana (Davidson) Davidson; Mentzelia obscura H. J. Thomps. & J. E. Roberts; Mentzelia pedicellata C. Presl.; Metzelia proponqua F. Aresch.; Mentzelia stipitata Sesse & Moc. ex DC.; Mentzelia tenerrima Rydb.; Mentzelia triloba Ruiz. & Pav. ex E. A. Lopez; Mentzelia tweedyi Rydb.; Trachyphytum albicaule Mutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray;