Cryptantha micrantha (Torr.) I.M.Johnst.

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Boraginaceae
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Cryptantha micrantha (Torrey) I. M. Johnston
ADOBE MOUNTAIN: southwesterly extension of the
mountain. Adobe Mtn USGS 7.5* Quadrangle; T7N
R8W, NE/4 SW/4 section 13. Elev ca 3040-3200 feet.
Low, eroded granitic slopes dominated by Larrea
tridentata and other scattered low shrubs.
Locally scattered delicate annual in sand of small dry
wash; on one plant all nutlets smooth, or one slightly
larger and muriculate.
Timothy S. Ross 4746
28 April 1991
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