Boraginaceae

Bearded cryptantha

Cryptantha barbigera (A.Gray) Greene

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cryptantha

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Bearded cryptantha (Cryptantha barbigera) — FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Bearded cryptantha

Synonyms

Eritrichium barbigerum A.Gray
Krynitzkia barbigera (A.Gray) A.Gray

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 469 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Diana, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.