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Desert Star, Monoptilon bellioides

A single white Desert Star on a rocky path

Desert Star is the famous belly-flower. It isn't the only desert flower requiring you to get down on your belly to look at it closely, but it is the only flower in the desert with "belli" in its name.

Desert Star

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