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| Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia |
| Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf) |
| Flowers — color: white, size: 1/4", type: 5 petals |
Eucrypta flowers have five white petals highlighted by fine purple veins, about 1/4" diameter. They form loose clusters of several blooms that will droop as seeds develop.
Habit:
Eucrypta is an annual herb that might grow to 36" tall. This specimen is obviously much smaller when compared with nearby oak leaves. A central vertical stem has multiple branching stems that hold delecate fern-like and multiply pinnate leaves — lobes range from broad to narrow from base to tip, and each side-lobe itself has multiple lobes.
The situation photos also show the yellow-flowered tansy mustard — two multiply pinnate plants together.
Observations:
Trailside in oak woodland.