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Dainty Desert Hideseed
( Eucrypta micrantha )
Eucrypta micrantha
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About Dainty Desert Hideseed (Eucrypta micrantha)
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Eucrypta micrantha
is a species of flowering plant in the waterleaf family known by the common name dainty desert hideseed. It is native to the southwestern United States, the California deserts, and northwestern Mexico. It can be found in a number of desert and mountain habitat types. This is one of two species of Eucrypta, which are sticky, aromatic annual herbs. This species produces a number of thin, densely glandular stems not more than about 30 centimeters long. The leaves are roughly oval in shape but are intricately divided into many lobes of varying shapes. Most of the leaves are located on the lower stem; any leaves higher up are much smaller. The inflorescence produces several tiny flowers with sepals often coated in black glands. The flower is just a few millimeters wide and white or purple with a yellow throat. The fruit is a bristly capsule 2 or 3 millimeters wide.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
11.8 in tall
Flower Color
Purple, White, Yellow
Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.5" - 22.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.28" - 2.73", Coldest Month: 30.7" - 63.2", Hottest Month: 58.9" - 89.5", Humidity: 2.43" - 47.01", Elevation: 59" - 7422"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Desert Eucrypta, Small-flowered Eucrypta
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Dainty Desert Hideseed
Eucrypta micrantha
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Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
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