Plant Name
Scientific Name: Eucrypta micrantha
Common Names: Dainty Desert Hideseed, Small-flowered Eucrypta
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert
Flower Color: Violet, White
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: To 10 inches (25 cm) tall, but usually less
Description: The bell-shaped flowers are usually less than 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) wide and have 5 rounded lobes and a green center. The leaves are green, hairy, pinnately lobed, and up to 2 inches (5 cm) long. The plants are glandular, weak-stemmed, and covered in prickly hairs.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Hydrophyllaceae – Waterleaf family
Genus: Eucrypta Nutt. – hideseed
Species: Eucrypta micrantha (Torr.) A. Heller – dainty desert hideseed
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