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Narrow-leaved Paleseed (Leucospora multifida)

• Family: Figwort (Scrophulariaceae)
• Flowering: May-October.
• Field Marks: The tiny, pale blue flowers and the opposite, pinnately divided leaves distinguish this species.
• Habitat: Wet woods, along streams, wet prairies.
• Habit: Annual herb with fibrous roots.
• Stems: Erect, much branched, up to 8 inches tall, with spreading hairs.
• Leaves: Opposite, pinnately divided into 3-7 narrowly oblong segments, hairy, up to 1 1/4 inches long.
• Flowers: 1 or 2 in the axils of the leaves, borne on slender stalks longer than the flowers.
• Sepals: 5, green, very narrow, united below.
• Petals: 5, pale blue, united below, 2-lipped, about 1/3 inch long.
• Stamens: 4, not exserted beyond the petals.
• Pistils: Ovary superior.
• Fruits: Capsules ovoid, containing many seeds.