Cryptantha nubigena

Cryptantha nubigena is a perennial plant in the Borage Family (Boraginaceae).[1] It is commonly called Sierra cryptantha.[1]

Cryptantha nubigena
Scientific classification
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C. nubigena
Binomial name
Cryptantha nubigena
(Greene) Payson

Habitat and range

It is found in the central and southern Sierra Nevada mountains in California and Nevada (United States), up to the alpine zone at 12,900 feet (3,900 m).[1]

Growth pattern

It has short, leafy stems, but less densely leafy than Cryptantha humilis.[1]

Leaves and stems

Hairy leaves are spoon shaped.[1]

Inflorescence and fruit.

Flowers are white and less than 15 inch (0.51 cm)wide.

The wrinkled ovate fruits (nutlets) are more smooth than C. humilis.

References

  1. Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, P. 152
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