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Welsh's cryptantha
Scientific Name: Cryptantha welshii
Family: Boraginaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial, Perennial
Other Names:
Cryptantha welshii
Also known as Welsh's Cryptantha or White River Cryptantha, Cryptantha welshii is a plant belonging to the Boraginaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cryptantha welshii Thorne & Higgins
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Family: Boraginaceae
- Synonym: Oreocarya welshii (mentioned in reference to an incomplete database entry)
Common Names
- Welsh's Cryptantha
- White River Cryptantha
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in Utah (based on mentions of Stanley Welsh's work, "A Utah Flora")
- Associated with sensitive plant species in specific plant habitats.
- Found 6 miles South of the county line along CO Hwy 141.
- Also reported from gypsum outcrops.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Duration: Biennial, Perennial
- Growth Habit: Subshrub, Forb
- Small in size and can reach a height of 8 meters in the summer.
- Not an evergreen.
Taxonomic Considerations
- The genus Cryptantha is described as one of the most perplexing genera in Boraginaceae.
- This web page reviews the current taxonomy of the genus Cryptantha s.l.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Considered one of the sensitive plant species.
Related Species
- Cryptantha angustifolia: Bristlelobe Cryptantha, Narrowleaf Pick-me-not
- Cryptantha creutzfeldtii S.L.Welsh: An accepted name in the genus.
- Cryptantha compacta L.C. Higgins: Compact Cat's-eye
- Cryptantha cinerea var. arenicola Higgins & S.L. Welsh: James catseye, James' Cryptantha
- Cryptantha nubigena (Greene) Payson - Sierra Cryptantha.
- Cryptantha gypsophila: a new species of sect.Oreocarya
- Cryptantha leucophaea (Dougl. ex Lehm.) Payson - gray cryptantha
- Cryptantha caespitosa: Synonym
- Cryptantha Thyrsiflora (greene) Payson - Calcareous Cryptantha
Further Information
- BISON Web Link: http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov/api/scientificName/Cryptantha%20welshii
- ITIS Web Link
- Discover Life's page about Cryptantha welshii: Discover Life.
- PLANTS Database
- References: Cronquist et al. 1984 Higgins 1971 Welsh et al. 1993