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Truckee cryptantha

Scientific Name: Cryptantha glomeriflora

Family: Boraginaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Annual

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Truckee Cryptantha (Cryptantha glomeriflora)

Cryptantha glomeriflora, commonly known as Truckee Cryptantha, is an annual herb belonging to the borage family (Boraginaceae).

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cryptantha glomeriflora Greene
  • Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)
  • Common Name: Truckee Cryptantha
  • Symbol: CRGL3

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to California and endemic to (limited to) California.
  • Also found in Nevada.
  • Specific locations mentioned include: Pass (506D), Hobart Mills (554B), Truckee (554C), Westwood East, ice ponds of Tahoe Ice Company (2 miles below Truckee), Truckee Meadows Huffaker Hills, and Virginia Range.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Classified as a dicot.

Further Information

  • USDA Plants Database
  • Discover Life
  • British Database of World Flora and Fauna