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Cryptantha micromeres

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Boraginaceae

Scientific name
  
Cryptantha micromeres

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
(unplaced)

Genus
  
Cryptantha

Higher classification
  
Cryptantha

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Similar
  
Cryptantha, Boraginaceae, Cryptantha clevelandii, Cryptantha intermedia, Cryptantha leiocarpa

Cryptantha micromeres is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name pygmyflower cryptantha.

It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in woodland and chaparral.

Description

Cryptantha micromeres is a hairy annual herb growing a branching stem to heights between 10 and 50 centimeters. The leaves are up to 4 centimeters long, variable in shape and covered in bristles.

The inflorescence contains clusters of tiny bristly white flowers only a few millimeters wide.

References

Cryptantha micromeres Wikipedia