Cryptantha flaccida Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2460

Cryptantha flaccida (Lehm.) Greene

Beaked cryptantha, Flaccid cryptantha, Weakstem cryptantha

Cryptantha flaccida, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	BORAGINACEAE
Genus:	Cryptantha

Serpentine affinity: 1.6; (weak indicator)

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, (many plant communities)

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:

Cryptantha rostellata var. spithamea

More information about Cryptantha flaccida


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CRFL4)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Mar 25, 2019).