Calflora Taxon Report
Cryptantha tumulosa  (Payson) Payson
New york mountain cryptantha, New york mtns. cryptantha
photo on Calflora
2008 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2008 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2008 Steve Matson
photo on CalPhotos
2004 James M. Andre
photo on CalPhotos
2004 James M. Andre
photo on CalPhotos
2006 Heath McAllister
Cryptantha tumulosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.
also called Oreocarya tumulosa
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
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Genus: Cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO
External links:

[wildflower.org] Characteristics, Habitat: Plant Characteristics Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb , Subshrub Fruit Type: Schizocarp Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall. Fruit: Nutlets, usually 1 to 3. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Yellow Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun Distribution USA: CA , NV Native Habitat: Limestone, granitic gravel or clay soils, pinyon-juniper woodlands. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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