Acmon Blue

Scientific Name: Eucrypta Micrantha
Common Name: Peluda, Dainty Desert-Hideseed
Genus: Icaricia
Family: Boraginaceae (borage family)
Order: Lepidoptera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Species: acmon
Class: Insecta
References: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, C.M. Guilliams, and J. Malusa. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 10. Eudicots: Berberidaceae, Bignoniaceae and Boraginaceae. Phytoneuron 2015-1, 1-60
References Url: https://www.cabezaprieta.org/flora_research/01PhytoN-SWArizPt10Berb-Borag.pdf#page=24
Habitat: Rocky slopes, canyons
Life Form: Forb, annual
Leaf Description: Alternate simple
Flower Color: Pink or magenta
Flowering Period: Feb. to May
Spines: Spineless
Rarity: Common