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gray cryptantha

Scientific Name: Cryptantha leucophaea

Family: Boraginaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Annual

Other Names: WA (gray cryptantha)

       

Gray Cryptantha (Cryptantha leucophaea)

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant is densely covered with sharp white hairs, which could potentially cause skin irritation if handled or brushed against.

Considerations for Children

  • This plant is densely covered with sharp white hairs, which could potentially cause skin irritation if handled or brushed against.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cryptantha leucophaea (Douglas ex Lehm.) Payson
  • Common Names: Gray Cryptantha, Gray Cat's Eye, Pinyon Desert Cryptantha
  • Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)
  • Synonym: Oreocarya leucophaea (Dougl. ex)
  • Basionym: Eritrichium muriculatum var. ambiguum A. Gray

Distribution and Habitat

  • Gray cryptantha has been observed growing on sandy soils.
  • It is endemic to south-central Washington.
  • Cryptantha gypsophila is found on light gray soils.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It is an upright, stout perennial.
  • Plants are densely covered with sharp white hairs, giving them a gray appearance.
  • It is a perennial with clustered stems, 1.5-4 dm tall.
  • The herbage is silky below and becomes bristly upward.

Status

  • State Sensitive
  • Federal Species of Concern
  • BLM sensitive
  • USFWS Species of Concern
  • Rank: G2G3S2S3.

Related Cryptantha Species

  • Cryptantha crassisepala (Torrey &amp A. Gray) Greene
  • Cryptantha creutzfeldtii S. L.
  • Cryptantha oxygona (A. Gray) Greene
  • Cryptantha scoparia
  • Cryptantha racemosa (A. Gray) Greene
  • Cryptantha intermedia (A.Gray) Greene
  • Cryptantha humilis (A.Gray) Payson
  • Cryptantha ambigua (A. Gray) Greene
  • Cryptantha fendleri (A. Gray) Greene
  • Cryptantha barbigera (A. Gray) Greene
  • Cryptantha affinis (Gray) Greene - Quill Cryptantha
  • Cryptantha longiflora : Longflower Cryptantha
  • Cryptantha mariposae : Mariposa Cryptantha
  • Cryptantha maritima

Resources

  • Discover Life
  • CalPhotos
  • GBIF Backbone
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • UW Herbarium
  • Jepson Manual
  • Biodiversitylibrary.org