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Cryptantha ambigua
Also called Wilke's Cryptantha, Basin Cat's Eye, Obscure Cat's Eye, Obscure Cryptantha, Basin Cryptanth, Wilkes' Cryptantha
Cryptantha ambigua is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name basin cryptantha. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in many types of habitat, including forest, scrub, and sagebrush.
Quill 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 ambigua 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.
