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Photographer: Derek Anderson
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Family Hydrophyllaceae
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L.
Aunt Lucy, ellisia, water-pod
Ellisia: for John Ellis, distinguished naturalist and correspondent of Linnaeus
nyctelea: Greek for night-blooming
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect to weak, annual, 6"-18" tall forb; stems with many branches |
| Flower: | white to pale blue, 5-parted; inflorescence solitary; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | green capsule |
| Leaf: | deeply cut into many divisions, 1-3 toothed, opposite |
| Habitat: | dry to moist; waste areas |
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