Cryptantha milobakeri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha milobakeri I.M. Johnston

Milo baker's cryptantha

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~109 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Ultramafic affinity: 3.3 - strong indicator

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Cryptantha milo-bakeri
JEF	Cryptantha torreyana var. scrutata

Information about Cryptantha milobakeri 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	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[oregonflora.org] Habitat: Gravelly or serpentine-derived soil, grasslands, chaparral, forest openings. Flowering May to Jul. 400 to 1400 m. Sisk. CA. Native. (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: 04/02/2025).