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Clearwater cryptantha

Cryptantha intermedia

Also called Common Cryptantha, Henderson's Cryptantha

Clearwater cryptantha
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
W. Canada to Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora)
Climate
temperate

About

Cryptantha intermedia is a species of wildflower in the borage family known by several common names, including common cryptantha, Clearwater cryptantha, and nievitas.

This plant is native to the woodlands and forests of western North America from British Columbia to Baja California. It is often a member of the chaparral plant community.

Other Cryptantha plants

Quill cryptantha · Basin cryptantha · Cleveland's cryptantha · Thicksepal cryptantha · Sacramento cryptantha · Tulare cryptantha · Coastal cryptantha · Tejon cryptantha · Little cryptantha · Pointed cryptantha · Nevada cryptantha · Wingnut cryptantha

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cryptantha intermedia 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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