Boraginaceae

Guadalupe cryptantha

Cryptantha maritima (Greene) Greene

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cryptantha

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Guadalupe cryptantha (Cryptantha maritima) — FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Guadalupe cryptantha

Synonyms

Krynitzkia maritima Greene

Flowers

In flower: January to March (from 310 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, 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.