Cryptantha leiocarpa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha leiocarpa (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Greene

Coast cryptantha, Coastal cryptantha, Popcorn flower

2011 Dylan Neubauer

2021 John Rawlings

2011 Jorg & Mimi Fleige

2015 Zoya Akulova

2004 Bob Huettmann

Cryptantha leiocarpa is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


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

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Cryptantha leiocarpa


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CRLE4) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images 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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/06/2022).