Cryptantha nubigena

Cryptantha nubigena'
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cryptantha
Species: C. nubigena
Binomial name
Cryptantha nubigena
(Greene) Payson

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

Habitat and range

It is found in the central and southern United States Sierra Nevada range, 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 Low Cryptantha 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. 1 2 3 4 5 Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, P. 152
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