Cryptantha torreyana
(A. Gray) Greene
Torrey's cryptantha
Cryptantha torreyana is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Chaparral
[wildflower.org] Characteristics, Habitat: Plant Characteristics Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Fruit Type: Schizocarp Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall. Fruit: 4 nutlets. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Yellow Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul Distribution USA: CA , ID , MT , ND , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY Canada: BC Native Habitat: Open areas, slopes, disturbed soils, chaparral, foothill woodlands, conifer forests. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
