▁using ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁as ▁a ▁model . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Bal boa ▁Park ▁Vis itor ' s ▁Center , ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁Bal boa ▁Park ▁Conserv ancy , ▁and ▁offices ▁for ▁organizations ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁El ▁Pr ado ▁Complex ▁ ▁Woman ▁of ▁Te hu ante pec ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Bal boa ▁Park ▁( San ▁Diego ) ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁San ▁Diego <0x0A> </s> ▁M ent zel ia ▁pol ita ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Lo as aceae ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁pol ished ▁bla zing star . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁south western ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁it ▁grows ▁in ▁desert ▁mountains , ▁was hes , ▁and ▁other ▁dry ▁habitat . ▁ ▁Description ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁her b ▁producing ▁a ▁pe eling ▁white ▁stem ▁from ▁a ▁c au dex , ▁reaching ▁up ▁to ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁cent im eters ▁in ▁maximum ▁height . ▁The ▁lance - sh aped ▁leaves ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁cent im eters ▁long ▁and ▁have ▁no ▁teeth ▁or ▁lo bes . ▁ ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁is ▁a ▁cluster ▁of ▁flowers ▁with ▁pale ▁yellow ▁to ▁nearly ▁white ▁pet als ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 . 4 ▁cent im eters ▁long . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁cup - sh aped ▁u tr icle ▁under ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁wide ▁which ▁contains ▁many ▁l ens - sh aped , ▁b um py ▁se eds