Boraginaceae
Torrey's cryptantha
Cryptantha torreyana
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Cryptantha
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Torrey's cryptantha
Synonyms
- Cryptantha affinis var. flexuosa A.Nelson
- Cryptantha calycosa Rydb.
- Cryptantha eastwoodiae H.St.John
- Cryptantha flexuosa A.Nelson
- Cryptantha pumila A.Heller
- Cryptantha torreyana subvar. bracteata Brand
- Cryptantha torreyana subvar. capitata Brand
- Cryptantha torreyana var. calistogae I.M.Johnst.
- Cryptantha torreyana var. calycosa (A.Gray) Greene
- Cryptantha torreyi Rydb.
- Eritrichium leiocarpum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) S.Watson
- Krynitzkia torreyana A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, 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.