Biology:Cryptantha crymophila

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Cryptantha crymophila
1B.3 (CNPS)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cryptantha
Species:
C. crymophila
Binomial name
Cryptantha crymophila
I.M.Johnst.

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

  1. "Cryptantha crymophila". CNPS. https://rareplants.cnps.org/Plants/Details/521. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, P. 152
  3. "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. 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