Cryptantha virginensis

Cryptantha virginensis
Virgin River cryptantha
Cryptantha virginensis in the State Line Hills, 1 km northwest of Primm, Nevada, near the Spring Mountains.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cryptantha
Species: C. virginensis
Binomial name
Cryptantha virginensis
(M.E.Jones) Payson[1]
Synonyms

Oreocarya virginensis (M.E.Jones) J.F.Macbr.
Krynitzkia glomerata A.Gray var. virginensis M.E.Jones (basionym)

List sources : [1][2]

Cryptantha virginensis is a species of wildflower in the borage family known by the common name Virgin River cryptantha. This is a small plant native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah[1]) where it is a common plant in scrub and woodland. It is named for the Virgin River, a tributary of the Colorado River which runs through the region. This cryptantha is an annual or occasionally a perennial up to 40 centimeters in height. It is coated densely in long white hairs and bristles. The inflorescence is cylindrical or club-shaped, packed with tubular flowers with flat-faced corollas. The flower is usually bright white with yellow throat parts at the tube opening. The fruit is a rough, ridged nutlet.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile for Cryptantha virginensis (Virgin River Cryptantha)". PLANTS Database. USDA, NRCS. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CRVI5. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 
  2. ^ In: Contributions to Western Botany [Marcus E. Jones] 13: 5. 1910 "Plant Name Details for Cryptantha virginensis". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=133984-2. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 

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