Boraginaceae
Pointed cryptantha
Cryptantha muricata
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Cryptantha
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pointed cryptantha
Synonyms
- Cryptantha densiflora A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.
- Cryptantha horridula Greene
- Cryptantha muriculata Greene
- Cryptantha muriculata var. montana A.Nelson
- Cryptantha muriculata var. vitraea (Eastw.) Jeps.
- Cryptantha vitrea Eastw.
- Eritrichium muriculatum A.DC.
- Krynitzkia denticulata Greene
- Krynitzkia muriculata A.Gray
- Myosotis muricata Hook. & Arn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 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.