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Cryptantha humilis
Cryptantha humilis (A. Gray) Payson
Roundspike Cryptantha, Round-spike Catseye, Round-spike Perennial Cat's-eye, Dwarf Catseye, Low Cryptantha, Round-headed Cryptantha
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Synonym(s): Cryptantha alpicola, Cryptantha humilis var. commixta, Cryptantha humilis var. nana, Cryptantha humilis var. ovina, Cryptantha humilis var. shantzii, Cryptantha nana, Cryptantha nana var. commixta, Cryptantha nana var. ovina, Cryptantha nana var. shantzii, Cryptantha nana var. typica, Oreocarya humilis, Oreocarya humilis ssp. nana
USDA Symbol: CRHU2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Fruit: Nutlets, 2-4.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NV , OR , UTNative Habitat: Gravelly soils, sagebrush steppe, woodlands.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 65 - Montana Field Guides - Plants (2020) State of Montana
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Cryptantha humilis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cryptantha humilis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cryptantha humilis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2021-02-22Research By: CBR