Mentzelia perennis Woot.

A gypsophile found in central & south-central New Mexico.

A flower on the northwestern side of the Sacramento Mountains southwest of Cougar Mountain, Otero Co., New Mexico, 9 Aug 2009.

Another flower on the northwestern side of the Sacramento Mountains, 9 Aug 2009.

A flowering stem, northwestern Sacramento Mountains, 9 Aug 2009.

Flower buds, northwestern Sacramento Mountains, 9 Aug 2009.

Last year's fruit, northwestern Sacramento Mountains, 9 Aug 2009.

Plant habit, northwestern Sacramento Mountains, 9 Aug 2009.