Cryptantha scoparia
A. Nelson
Gray cryptantha, Pinyon desert cryptantha
Cryptantha scoparia is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
California Rare Plant Rank:
4.3 (limited distribution)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
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[oregonflora.org] Identification Tip: Cryptantha scoparia can be readily identified by its nutlet morphology, the four nutlets per fruit having a distinctive tuberculate-spinulose sculpturing, the spinules ascending and sharp-tipped. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
