Cryptantha micromeres
(A. Gray) Greene
Minute flowered cryptantha, Pygmyflower cryptantha, Small flowered cryptantha
Cryptantha micromeres is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Chaparral
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[Wikipedia] Habitat, Description: Johnstonella micromeres is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name pygmyflower cryptantha. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in woodland and chaparral. Description Johnstonella micromeres is a hairy annual herb growing a branching stem to heights between 10 and 50 centimeters. The leaves are up to 4 centimeters long, variable in shape and covered in bristles. The inflorescence contains clusters of tiny bristly white flowers only a few millimeters wide. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
