Asteraceae

Mojave desertstar

Monoptilon bellioides H.M.Hall

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Monoptilon

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Mojave desertstar (Monoptilon bellioides) — FlowerPhoto: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Mojave desertstar

Synonyms

Eremiastrum bellioides A.Gray
Eremiastrum bellioides var. bellioides
Eremiastrum orcuttii S.Watson

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 1,796 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marco Iboshi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.