Cryptantha torreyana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha torreyana (A. Gray) Greene

Torrey's cryptantha

Cryptantha torreyana is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~599 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. pumila ... var. torreyana
Genus:	Cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cryptantha calycosa
PLANTS	Cryptantha eastwoodiae
PLANTS	Cryptantha flexulosa
OTHER	Cryptantha pumila
PLANTS	Cryptantha torreyana var. calycosa

Information about Cryptantha torreyana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CRTO4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[wildflower.org] Characteristics, Habitat: Plant Characteristics Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Fruit Type: Schizocarp Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall. Fruit: 4 nutlets. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Yellow Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul Distribution USA: CA , ID , MT , ND , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY Canada: BC Native Habitat: Open areas, slopes, disturbed soils, chaparral, foothill woodlands, conifer forests. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).