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Cryptantha hendersonii  (A. Nelson) Piper ex J.C. Nelson
Henderson's cryptantha
Cryptantha hendersonii is an annual herb that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:
JEFCryptantha intermedia var. hendersonii
Information about  Cryptantha hendersonii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
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[oregonflora.org] Description, Habitat: Synonym Cryptantha intermedia var. johnstonii Fruits 1 to 2(4), solitary nutlet, if present, po­sitioned toward inflorescence axis, ovate to lance-ovate, 2.2 to 2.5 mm, brown to dark grayish, bases truncate to rounded, tips acute, surfaces dull or shiny, low-rounded tuberculate, usually densely papillate, papillae rarely absent, adaxial surfaces attachment scar edges not raised, usually abutted entire length, widely bifid-forked, but usually not gapped at base. Gravelly, basalt, clay, or serpentine soil, chaparral, grasslands, slopes, open woodlands. Flowering May to Jul. 0 to 2500 m. BR, Casc, Col, CR, ECas, Lava, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, WA. Native. Variety hendersonii is interpreted as the northern phase of Cryptantha intermedia, with generally fewer nutlets per flower (typically one or two), surfaces usually densely papillate and scattered low-tuberculate, and the attachment scar usually abutted the entire length. The geographic boundary between C. i. var. hendersonii and var. intermedia is ill-defined. The former might warrant species recognition. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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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: 12/08/2024).