Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia

Common eucrypta

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: annual · Native

Common eucrypta is a California native annual herb found in various bioregions across the state, growing in diverse habitats at low to moderate elevations. Flowering from March to July, this plant produces delicate white to blue-purple flowers with yellow tubes in small clusters of 4 to 15 blooms. Growing 5 to 40 centimeters tall with erect to spreading stems, it develops complex pinnately lobed leaves that range from 2 to 10 centimeters long, with wider basal leaves having obtuse lobes and smaller, narrower upper leaves. Its leaves feature interesting structural details, with petioles less than half the blade length and bases that clasp the stem, creating a distinctive botanical silhouette. The fruit contains 5 to 8 seeds of two different types, with inner seeds being persistent and outer seeds readily deciduous.

California counties: Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Monterey, Santa Clara, Kern, San Benito, Alameda, Contra Costa, Inyo, San Luis Obispo, Imperial, Tuolumne, Colusa, Marin, Solano, Tulare, Mariposa

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.