Hydrophyllaceae

Dainty desert hideseed

Eucrypta micrantha (Torr.) A.Heller

Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Genus: Eucrypta

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Dainty desert hideseed: Eucrypta micrantha alongside the trail on the ridge just north of Fossil Ridge, Blue Diamond Hill, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Dainty desert hideseed

Synonyms

Ellisia micrantha (Torr.) Brand
Ellisia torreyi var. orcuttii A.Gray
Eucrypta pinetorum (M.E.Jones) Rydb.
Nyctelea micrantha (Torr.) Wooton & Standl.
Nyctelea pinetorum (M.E.Jones) Tidestr.
Phacelia micrantha Torr.
Phacelia pinetorum M.E.Jones

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.