Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha micrantha (Torr.) I. M. Johnst. var. lepida (A. Gray) I. M. Johnst.

(not an active name)

Mountain red-root cryptantha

2010 James M. Andre

2019 Diane Etchison

2010 James M. Andre

2014 Keir Morse

Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida is an annual herb that is native to California.

also called Eremocarya lepida


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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cryptantha micrantha ssp. lepida
PLANTS	Eremocarya micrantha var. lepida
JEF	Eremocarya lepida

Information about Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CRMIL2) 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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: 11/21/2024).