Kingdom Plantae Family Boraginaceae Scientific name Cryptantha muricata Rank Species | Order (unplaced) Genus Cryptantha Higher classification Cryptantha | |
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Similar Cryptantha, Boraginaceae, Cryptantha intermedia, Cryptantha clevelandii, Cryptantha pterocarya | ||
Cryptantha muricata is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name pointed cryptantha. It is native to California and adjacent parts of Arizona, Baja California, and Nevada, where it is known from many habitat types. It is an annual herb producing a branching 10 centimeters to one meter in height which is coated densely in rough and soft hairs. The leaves are linear in shape and no more than 4 centimeters long. They have hairs and bristles, some of which have bulbous bases. The inflorescence is a length of very hairy developing fruits tipped with a cluster of small five-lobed white flowers.
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