Calflora
Taxon  Report   2460    
Cryptantha flaccida  (Lehm.) Greene
Beaked cryptantha,  Flaccid cryptantha, Weakstem cryptantha
Cryptantha flaccida
© 2018 Alice Cummings
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CalPhotos / Calflora
Cryptantha flaccida
© 2015 Zoya Akulova
Cryptantha flaccida
© 2009 Neal Kramer
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.

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Cryptantha flaccida
© 2016 Cindy Roessler
Family: BORAGINACEAE  
Genus: Cryptantha
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, (many plant communities)

Serpentine affinity: 1.6; (weak indicator)

Habitat: slopes

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTS: Cryptantha rostellata var. spithamea
More information about  Cryptantha flaccida
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

ITIS Original Publication citation

USDA PLANTS Profile (CRFL4)

Search the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


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: Jan 24, 2019).