Cryptantha sobolifera Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cryptantha sobolifera Payson

(not an active name)

Sierra perennial cryptantha, Waterton lakes cryptantha

2010 Keir Morse

2009 Keir Morse

Cryptantha sobolifera is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Oreocarya sobolifera


	Plant Range Observation Search ~28 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


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

Communities: Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cryptantha hypsophila
PLANTS	Cryptantha schoolcraftii
PLANTS	Cryptantha subretusa
PLANTS	Oreocarya subretusa
JEF	Oreocarya sobolifera

Information about Cryptantha sobolifera from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CRSO3) 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
photos / record / common / links 2010 Keir Morse:!2009 Keir Morse:! null:!null:!

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: 05/15/2025).