Eremocarya micrantha
Family: Boraginaceae · Type: Annual · Native
Eremocarya micrantha is a native California annual in the Boraginaceae family.
How to tell it apart
vs Cryptantha: Eremocarya has a small corolla with a conspicuous yellow center and prominent yellow throat appendages; Cryptantha typically shows a white throat with less prominent appendages.; vs Johnstonella: Eremocarya has a distinctly yellow-eyed flower and acuminate nutlets; Johnstonella has white flowers and differently ornamented nutlets.; vs Greeneocharis: Eremocarya is erect and taller than wide with acuminate nutlets; Greeneocharis is a low, rounded, cushion-like plant.; vs Plagiobothrys: Eremocarya is a dry-desert annual with tiny yellow-centered flowers and non-staining herbage; Plagiobothrys (popcornflowers) often stain purple and grow in moist ground.; vs Amsinckia: Eremocarya has tiny white flowers with a yellow eye in short coils; Amsinckia (fiddleneck) has orange-yellow tubular flowers in a strongly coiled cyme.
Frequently asked questions
Is Eremocarya micrantha native to California?
Yes. Eremocarya micrantha is native to California (recorded as native).
What plant family does Eremocarya micrantha belong to?
Eremocarya micrantha is in the Boraginaceae family, genus Eremocarya.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
Last updated 2026-10-07
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