Taxon report data from Calflora
Recommended Source for Photos:
View Cryptantha muricata at Calflora.com
Other Sources: Picasa | Flickr | Google Images
Cryptantha muricata
Common Name:Prickly cryptantha
Cryptantha muricata, a dicot, is a annual herb that is native to California.
| US Distribution: | beyond CA but confined to w. North America |
| Plant Community(s): | Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities, |
| Habitat: | slopes |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Alameda, Alpine, Butte, ContraCosta, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, Mariposa, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo
See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
Website references on Google