Calflora Taxon Report
Cryptantha rattanii  Greene
Rattan's cryptantha
Cryptantha rattanii is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).
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
Observation Search
~65 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSCryptantha corollata ssp. rattanii
Information about Cryptantha rattanii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (CRRA3)

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ID Tips on PlantID.net

[wildflower.org] Characteristics, Distribution: Plant Characteristics Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Fruit Type: Schizocarp Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall. Fruit: Nutlets, 1 to 3. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Yellow Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul Distribution USA: CA Native Habitat: Rocky, gravelly slopes, grasslands, coastal scrub, chaparral, foothill woodlands. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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