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Cryptantha echinella
Cryptantha echinella Greene
Prickly Cryptantha, Prickly Catseye, Prickly Cat's-eye, Hedgehog Cryptantha
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CREC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.
Fruit: Nutlets, 3-4.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , NV , ORNative Habitat: Dry, loose, gravelly, or rocky soils, disturbed areas, openings in shrubland, juniper woodlands, conifer forests.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Cryptantha echinella in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cryptantha echinella in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cryptantha echinella
Metadata
Record Modified: 2021-02-19Research By: CBR