Boraginaceae

Redroot cryptantha

Eremocarya micrantha (Torr.) Greene

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Eremocarya

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Redroot cryptantha (Eremocarya micrantha) — FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Redroot cryptantha

Synonyms

Cryptantha micrantha (Torr.) I.M.Johnst.
Eritrichium micranthum Torr.
Krynitzkia micrantha (Torr.) A.Gray

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: joedecruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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). About our plant data.