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Cryptantha affinis
Also called Quill Cat's Eye, Slender Cat's Eye, Slender Cryptantha, Side Grooved Cryptantha
Cryptantha affinis is a flowering annual plant occurring in open areas of the coniferous forest. It is a member of the family Boraginaceae. It occurs at elevation ranges between 700 – 2900 m. Cryptantha species occur with other genera such as Clarkia, Hesperolinon, Lasthenia, Lupinus, Mimulus and Phacelia.
Cryptantha affinis is native to California. Its distribution is from the Klamath, North coast, and Cascade Mountain Ranges. It also occurs in the Sierra Nevada, San Bernardino, and Warner Mountains and as far as Washington to Wyoming.
Basin cryptantha · Cleveland's cryptantha · Thicksepal cryptantha · Sacramento cryptantha · Tulare cryptantha · Clearwater cryptantha · Coastal cryptantha · Tejon cryptantha · Little cryptantha · Pointed cryptantha · Nevada cryptantha · Wingnut cryptantha
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cryptantha affinis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
