Boraginaceae

Bushy cryptantha

Johnstonella racemosa (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Brand

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Johnstonella

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Bushy cryptantha (Johnstonella racemosa) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Bushy cryptantha

Synonyms

Cryptantha racemosa (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Greene
Cryptantha racemosa var. lignosa I.M.Johnst.
Cryptantha ramosissima (A.Gray) Greene
Cryptantha suffruticosa Piper
Eritrichium racemosum S.Watson ex A.Gray
Johnstonella racemosa var. lignosa (I.M.Johnst.) Brand
Krynitzkia racemosa (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Greene
Krynitzkia ramosissima A.Gray

Flowers

In flower: October, December to April (from 32 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: laiet17, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel, CC0, 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). About our plant data.