Biology:Cryptantha crymophila
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Cryptantha crymophila | |
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1B.3 (CNPS)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptantha |
| Species: | C. crymophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptantha crymophila I.M.Johnst.
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Cryptantha crymophila is a perennial plant in the family Boraginaceae.[2] It is commonly called subalpine cryptantha.[2]
Habitat and range
It is found in the Alpine and Tuolumne Counties, south of Lake Tahoe, in the Sierra Nevada range of California.[3] It is generally found in rocky volcanic soil or scree.[4]
Description
Cryptantha crymophila has many stems with prickly leaves.[4] It grows to a height of 5–16 inches (13–40 cm).[4] The nutlets have winged margins.[2]
References
- ↑ "Cryptantha crymophila". CNPS. https://rareplants.cnps.org/Plants/Details/521.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, P. 152
- ↑ "Cryptantha crymophila", Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria, Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database, https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Cryptantha+crymophila
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jepson Flora Project, ed., "Cryptantha crymophila", Jepson eFlora, The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=21220
Wikidata ☰ Q15581835 entry
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