Eucrypta sp.

How to tell it apart

vs Phacelia: Eucrypta feels very sticky to touch and retains seeds in fruit; Phacelia is typically non-sticky and seeds fall out cleanly.; vs Pholistoma: Eucrypta has finely divided fern-like leaves; Pholistoma has broader, less divided leaves with backward-pointing bristles.; vs Nemophila: Eucrypta has very sticky herbage and tiny flowers; Nemophila is non-sticky with showy saucer-shaped flowers.; vs Cryptantha: Eucrypta has fern-like divided leaves; Cryptantha has simple narrow leaves covered in stiff hairs.; vs Emmenanthe: Eucrypta flowers spread outward; Emmenanthe flowers hang downward like bells and become papery when dry.

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Related species

Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.

• Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia — Common eucrypta
• Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida — Common eucrypta
• Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia — Common eucrypta
• Eucrypta micrantha — Dainty desert hideseed
• Hesperochiron nanus — California hesperochiron
• Hesperochiron pumilus — Dwarf hesperochiron
• Hesperochiron sp.
• Howellanthus dalesianus — Scott Mountain howellanthus

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