Cryptantha spithamaea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha spithamaea I. M. Johnst.

2007 Keir Morse

2007 California Native Plant Society

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

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~31 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Information about Cryptantha spithamaea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[plants.sdsu.edu] Etymology: Etymology possibly from the Latin spithama, "a span", defined as the distance between tip of thumb and tip of little finger of one hand (ca. 23 cm) (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links wb2633-3241:!wb2633-3241:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2024).