Boraginaceae

Pick me nots

Cryptantha texana Greene

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cryptantha

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Pick me nots (Cryptantha texana) — FlowerPhoto: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Pick me nots

Synonyms

Eritrichium texanum A.DC.
Krynitzkia texana A.Gray
Myosotis texana (A.DC.) Hook.

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Chet Burrier, 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.