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canyon cryptantha
Scientific Name: Cryptantha tenuis
Family: Boraginaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Cryptantha tenuis
Common Names
- Canyon Cryptantha
- Canyon Catseye
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cryptantha tenuis (Eastw.) Payson
- Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family)
- Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in the western United States, including areas near Bryce Canyon National Park, Glen Canyon, Canyon Country (Utah), and the Anza-Borrego Desert (Agua Caliente Springs & Moonlight Canyon).
- Prefers semi-desert and foothill environments, often in openings and canyons.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Described as a subshrub or forb/herb.
- Perennial plant.
Synonyms and Related Species
- Possible Synonym: Oreocarya tenuis
- Other Cryptantha species mentioned: Cryptantha flava (Yellow Cryptantha, Golden Cryptantha), Cryptantha micrantha var. micrantha, Cryptantha barbigera (bearded cryptantha), Cryptantha ambigua, Cryptantha angustifolia, Cryptantha flavoculata (roughseed cryptantha), Cryptantha gypsophila, Cryptantha holoptera, Cryptantha propria (Malheur Cryptantha), Cryptantha recurvata, Cryptantha microstachys (Tejon cryptantha)
Resources
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Discover Life
- Intermountain Flora Vol.
- Wayne's Word