Boraginaceae

Sanddune cryptantha

Cryptantha fendleri (A.Gray) Greene

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cryptantha

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Sanddune cryptantha (Cryptantha fendleri) — FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Sanddune cryptantha

Synonyms

Cryptantha fendleri var. ramulosissima (A.Nelson) Brand
Cryptantha pattersonii (A.Gray) Greene
Cryptantha ramulosissima A.Nelson
Cryptantha wyomingensis Gand.
Eritrichium hispidum var. leiocarpum Kuntze
Krynitzkia fendleri A.Gray
Krynitzkia pattersonii A.Gray

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: stenarmer52, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.