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Little cryptantha

Cryptantha minima

Also called Little Cat's Eye, Small Cryptantha, Tiny Cryptantha, Tiny Cryptanthe

Little cryptantha
Photo: Anthony Zukoff from Holcomb, KS, USA, CC BY 2.0
Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
WC. Canada to NW. & C. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Cryptantha minima, common names little cryptantha, little catseye or small cryptantha, is a small, herbaceous annual of the family Boraginaceae. It is found in the semi-arid grasslands and intermontane basins of central North America from Alberta to Texas. Cryptantha minima is listed in Canada under the Species at Risk Act as endangered.

Other Cryptantha plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cryptantha minima 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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