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Thicksepal cryptantha

Cryptantha crassisepala

Also called Thick Sepaled Cryptanth, Deertongue, Thick Sepal Catseye, Thicksepal Catseye

Thicksepal cryptantha
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
WC. & C. U.S.A. to N. Mexico
Climate
temperate

About

Cryptantha crassisepala (common name thicksepal catseye) is a plant found in the southwestern United States.

Uses

Among the Zuni people, a hot infusion of the pulverized plant is applied to limbs for fatigue.

Other Cryptantha plants

Quill cryptantha · Basin cryptantha · Cleveland's 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 crassisepala 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.

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