Cryptantha intermedia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Cynoglosseae
Subtribus: Amsinckiinae
Genus: Cryptantha
Species: Cryptantha intermedia
Name

Cryptantha intermedia (A.Gray) Greene, 1887
Synonyms

Allocarya dichotoma Brand
Allocarya hendersonii A.Nelson
Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusonae J.F.Macbr.
Cryptantha fergusonae (J.F.Macbr.) Brand
Cryptantha fragilis Peck
Cryptantha grandiflora Rydb.
Cryptantha grandiflora var. anulata Brand
Cryptantha grisea Greene
Cryptantha hansenii Brand
Cryptantha hansenii var. pulchella Brand
Cryptantha hendersonii (A.Nelson) A.Nelson
Cryptantha hendersonii var. monosperma (Greene) Brand
Cryptantha intermedia var. grandiflora (Rydb.) Cronquist
Cryptantha intermedia var. hendersonii (A.Nelson) Jeps. & Hoover
Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia
Cryptantha intermedia var. johnstonii J.F.Macbr.
Cryptantha intermedia var. rigida (I.M.Johnst.) Brand
Cryptantha monosperma Greene
Cryptantha nevadensis var. rigida I.M.Johnst.
Cryptantha quentinensis J.F.Macbr.
Cryptantha scabrella Piper
Cryptantha torreyana var. grandiflora (Rydb.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Cryptantha trifurca Eastw.
Eritrichium intermedium A.Gray
Krynitzkia intermedia (A. Gray) A. Gray

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Greene, E.L., 1887. Pittonia; a Series of Papers Relating to Botany and Botanists. Berkeley, CA 1:114.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cryptantha intermedia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cryptantha intermedia. Published online. Accessed: Sep 24 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cryptantha intermedia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 24.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Cryptantha intermedia
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cryptantha intermedia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Clearwater catseye, common cryptantha

Cryptantha intermedia is a species of wildflower in the borage family known by several common names, including common cryptantha, Clearwater cryptantha, and nievitas.

This plant is native to the woodlands and forests of western North America from British Columbia to Baja California. It is often a member of the chaparral plant community.
Description

Cryptantha intermedia is an annual plant with a rough, hairy, branching stem reaching a maximum of half a meter in height. It grows from a mostly basal clump of hairy leaves one to several centimeters long.

The erect stems are topped with one or more small flowers, each about a centimeter wide and bright white, sometimes with yellow coloration in the throat.