Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha pterocarya (Torr.) Greene var. cycloptera (Greene) J. F. Macbr.

(not an active name)

Tuscon cryptantha, Wing nut cryptantha, Wingnut cryptantha

2012 Keir Morse

Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera is an annual herb that is native to California.

also called Cryptantha cycloptera


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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cryptantha cycloptera

Information about Cryptantha pterocarya var. cycloptera from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CRPTC) 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 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: 12/03/2024).