Cryptantha hoffmannii Calflora

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Cryptantha hoffmannii I. M. Johnst.

(not an active name)

Hoffmann's cryptantha, Hoffmann's virgin river cryptantha

2019 Steve Matson

Cryptantha hoffmannii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Oreocarya hoffmannii


	Plant Range Observation Search ~58 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Bristle-cone Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Oreocarya hoffmannii
JEF	Oreocarya hoffmannii

Information about Cryptantha hoffmannii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CRHO2) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/21/2025).