Status: Native
Synonyms:
Crusea subulata (Pavon) Gray
Crusea wrightii Gray
Spermacoce diversifolia Kunth
Crusea diversifolia is an erect annual herb with opposite leaves and stipules with bristles (setose.) The flowers are white and the corolla has four lobes. The stem is not very branched. Crusea diversifolia is found at higher elevation in moist meadows and streambanks where it can sometimes form a groundcover.
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Crusea diversifolia, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008
Crusea diversifolia, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008
Crusea diversifolia, forming groundcover, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008
Crusea diversifolia, arrows at bristles on stipules, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008
Crusea diversifolia, bristles on stipule, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008
Crusea diversifolia, flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, Sept. 5, 2008
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