Eucrypta
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Eucrypta is a genus of flowering plants containing only two species. The genus name Eucrypta means "well-hidden", which refers to the seeds being "hidden" in the small green bristled fruits. The two species are known generally as hideseeds. They are both native to the southwestern United States. These are small, weedy-looking annual plants with sticky, aromatic green foliage. The leaves are strongly lobed and look somewhat like fern
fronds. Some plants have very few leaves and are mostly stems bearing flowers and fruits. The small flowers are bell-shaped and may be white or a light shade of pink or purple. These are among the first plants to spring up after an area has been cleared by fire.
Species:
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
fronds. Some plants have very few leaves and are mostly stems bearing flowers and fruits. The small flowers are bell-shaped and may be white or a light shade of pink or purple. These are among the first plants to spring up after an area has been cleared by fire.
Species:
- Eucrypta chrysanthemifoliaEucrypta chrysanthemifoliaEucrypta chrysanthemifolia is a species of flowering plant in the waterleaf family known by the common name Spotted hideseed. It is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent Baja California, where it can be found in a number of habitats from coast to mountain to desert.This is one of...
- spotted hideseed, common eucrypta - Eucrypta micranthaEucrypta micranthaEucrypta micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the waterleaf family known by the common name dainty desert hideseed. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it can be found in a number of desert and mountain habitat types.This is one of two species of...
- dainty desert hideseed, small-flowered eucrypta