General: Polished Blazingstar (Mentzelia polita) is a low-growing subshrub with white stems. The leaves are glandular (sticky hairy) and have wavy margins. The flowers are fairly large and yellow.

Polished Blazingstar is a common component of vegetation communities in the in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub) life zone.

Family: Loasa (Loasaceae).