Cryptantha ganderi Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha ganderi I. M. Johnst.

Gander's cryptantha

2017 Diane Etchison

2016 Tom Chester

2017 Diane Etchison

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2016 Tom Chester

2016 Fred Melgert

Cryptantha ganderi is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California; Sonora, Mexico and Arizona.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (43 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Habitat: dunes

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Cryptantha ganderi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CRGA2) 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/29/2023).