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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual Similar Species: Eucrypta micrantha
General Desc:
Erect to openly spreading weak stemmed annual. Leaves oblong, divided into 7 to 9 lobes, each lobe is shallowly divided, fern-like; flowers in loose clusters of 4 to 15 white or bluish flowers.
Identification notes: Delicate diffusely branched annual forb, strong scented, glandular foliage; leaves opposite with narrowly winged stems, divided twice; seeds in 2 forms; flowers not glandular, mature sepals do not enclose the capsule.
Height:
6 inches to 3 feet
Habitat Description: Beneath trees, in canyons, on slopes and disturbed areas.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 3200 feet
Color:
White or bluish
Shape:
Bell-shaped in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Feb - Apr
Description:
Loose clusters of 4 to 15 stemmed flowers; petals exceed the sepals, 5 petals are up to 1/4 inch long.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Pinnatifid
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
Y
Hairs:
Stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves oblong, divided into 7 to 9 lobes, each lobe is shallowly divided (bipinnatifid), fern-like, upper leaves smaller, with less lobes and clasping.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Less than 1/4 inch in diameter, fruit stems curved in fruit.
Seed Notes: Seeds 6 to 8, dark brown, some elliptic or round, disc-like, and smooth, while others oblong-ovoid and wrinkled.
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