Boraginaceae
Weakstem cryptantha
Cryptantha flaccida
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Cryptantha
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Weakstem cryptantha
Synonyms
- Cryptantha flaccida var. maior Brand
- Cryptantha flaccida var. minor Brand
- Cryptantha howellii A.Nelson
- Cryptantha lyallii Brand
- Cryptantha multicaulis Howell
- Cryptantha multicaulis Howell
- Cryptantha suksdorfii (Greenm.) Piper
- Eritrichium oxycaryum A.Gray
- Krynitzkia leiocarpa Benth.
- Krynitzkia oxycarya A.Gray
- Krynitzkia rostellata Greene
- Krynitzkia sparsiflora Greene
- Krynitzkia suksdorfii Greenm.
- Myosotis flaccida Douglas ex Lehm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, 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.