Cryptantha fendleri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha fendleri (A. Gray) Greene

Sand dune cryptantha

Cryptantha fendleri is an annual herb that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~8 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cryptantha pattersonii

Information about Cryptantha fendleri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CRFE3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[burkeherbarium.org] Distribution, Habitat: Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains. Habitat: Sand dunes and very sandy soil at low to middle elevations. Origin: Native Flowers: May-July Growth Duration: Annual (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: 04/15/2025).