Eucrypta

 Eucrypta in Felicita Park, Escondido

So another plant, eucrypta, looks similar to cryptantha to me, not to mention they have the same root linguistically. Eucrypta is a Greek word, meaning 'true secret", refering to the hidden inner seeds.

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Eucrypta plant

Both eucrypta and cryptantha have tiny white flowers and fuzzy stems. Eucrypta have lobed leaves while cryptantha have long leaves. They are easy to confuse because the flowers look very similar and their names have the same root meaning "hidden" or "secret".

Eucrypta used to belong to Waterleaf family (Hydrophyllaceae). However according to the lates phylogenetic studies the genus is now placed in the Borage family (Boraginaceae).