- blazing star, Mentzelia livicaulis, Mentzelia laevicaulis - biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning
--1 is a kind of flower
--1 is a member of Mentzelia, genus Mentzelia - blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, gay-feather, snakeroot - any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
--2 is a kind of wildflower, wild flower
--2 is a member of Liatris, genus Liatris
--2 has particulars:dotted gayfeather, Liatris punctata; dense blazing star, Liatris pycnostachya