Status: Native
Synonyms:
Microcalyx micrantha (Torrey) Coville
Nyctelea foliosum (Torrey) Wooton & Standley
Phacelia micrantha Torrey
Eucrypta micrantha is an inconspicuous lower elevation herb. It has hairy dark green pinnatifid leaves and small but attractive pink flowers. Eucrypta micrantha blooms early in the spring in dry, desert areas.
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Eucrypta micrantha, photo Russ Kleinman, Mel Moe, Leith Young, Charles Holmes & Richard Felger, Peloncillo Mtns. near Rodeo, March 12, 2010
Eucrypta micrantha, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Eucrypta micrantha, 3x field macro of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Eucrypta micrantha, 4x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Eucrypta micrantha, 4x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Carolyn Dodson & Barbara Weintraub, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 2, 2010
Eucrypta micrantha, 1x field macro of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Eucrypta micrantha, specimen measurement, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
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