Boraginaceae
Nevada cryptantha
Cryptantha nevadensis
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Cryptantha
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nevada cryptantha
Synonyms
- Cryptantha arenicola A.Heller
- Cryptantha barbigera var. inops J.F.Macbr.
- Cryptantha leptophylla Rydb.
- Cryptantha nevadensis var. genuina I.M.Johnst.
- Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis
- Krynitzkia barbigera var. inops Brandegee
Flowers
- In flower
- March, May (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger https://www.inaturalist.org/people/sheriff_woody_pct, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger https://www.inaturalist.org/people/sheriff_woody_pct, 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.