flaccid cryptantha

Cryptantha flaccida

Member of annual cryptanthas (genus Cryptantha)
popcorn flowers and cryptanthas
borage family (family Boraginaceae)
borages (order Boraginales)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
white in flowering plants

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• curved bristles on calyx [source]
• other catseyes do not have these bristles
• petal diameter 1–5 mm
• corolla appendages ± yellow
• 1 nutlet, ± smooth

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Chris’s observations: 18 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Santa Teresa CP: 5
• Calero CP: 4
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 4
• Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP: 3
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Henry Coe SP

Months:

• Mar.: 3
• Apr.: 11
• May: 4

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Cryptantha flaccida → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora