Cryptantha dissita Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha dissita I. M. Johnst.

Serpentine cryptantha

Cryptantha dissita is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Cryptantha clevelandii var. dissita

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~42 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

Ultramafic affinity: 4.4 - broad endemic / strong indicator

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Cryptantha clevelandii var. dissita

Information about Cryptantha dissita 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.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[wildflower.org] Characteristics, Distribution: Plant Characteristics Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Fruit Type: Schizocarp Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall. Fruit: Nutlets, 1 to 4. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Yellow Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun Distribution USA: CA Native Habitat: Serpentine, rocky outcrops, gravelly slopes, chaparral, foothill woodlands. (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: 04/12/2025).