Mohavea confertiflora

Mohavea confertiflora, the ghost flower, is a plant of the family Plantaginaceae.

[1] It also grows in those deserts' sky islands habitats.

[1] Mohavea confertiflora is an annual herb growing up to 2 feet (0.61 metres) tall.

Mentzelia involucrata produces nectar to attract female bees of the genus Xeralictus.

In areas where their ranges overlap, Mohavea confertifolia attracts the same pollinators to its flowers through floral mimicry: Mohavea flowers contain marks that resemble female Xeralictus; these marks operate as a sign stimulus to the male bee, which enters the flower and in doing so pollinates the Mohavea.

A close up of Mohavea confertiflora .