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Sierra cryptantha
Scientific Name: Cryptantha nubigena
Family: Boraginaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Sierra Cryptantha (Cryptantha nubigena)
Common Names
- Sierra Cryptantha
- Sierra Oreocarya (a/k/a)
- Wallowa Cryptantha
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cryptantha nubigena (Greene) Payson
- Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms:
- Cryptantha nubigena sensu stricto (Greene) Payson
- Oreocarya nubigena (implied, as Oreocarya was historically treated as a subgenus of Cryptantha)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to California and endemic.
- Grows in northern, southern, and central California.
- Found in the central and southern United States Sierra Nevada range.
- Habitat extends up to the alpine zone, reaching elevations of 12,900 feet.
Morphological Characteristics
- Perennial herb.
- Can grow as a subshrub or forb.
- Sierra cryptantha (Cryptantha sobolifera, potentially a related species or variant) can grow up to 15 cm tall.
- Cryptantha sobolifera has larger flowers (4-8 mm across) and bumpy nutlets with low ridges.
Ecology
- Found on rocky ground.
Related Species
- Cryptantha martirensis: A newly described species endemic to high elevations of the Sierra de San Pedro Mrtir of Baja California.
- Cryptantha sobolifera: A related species of Cryptantha found in the Sierra Nevada.
- Cryptantha nevadensis: Nevada cryptantha
- Cryptantha oblata : Rough Catseye, Rough Cryptantha.
- Cryptantha ochroleuca : Yellowwhite Cryptantha.
Further Information
- CalFlora database: LinkIT - Cryptantha nubigena