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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