Cryptantha celosioides Calflora

Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit

Taxon Report

Cryptantha celosioides (Eastw.) Payson

Cocks comb cat's eye

2018 John Doyen

2016 Keir Morse

Cryptantha celosioides is a perennial herb that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (17 records) 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 CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cryptantha bradburiana
PLANTS	Cryptantha macounii
PLANTS	Cryptantha nubigena var. macounii
PLANTS	Cryptantha sheldonii
PLANTS	Oreocarya celosioides
...

Information about Cryptantha celosioides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CRCE) 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 CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
photos / record / common / links null:!null:!null:!null:!null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/05/2023).