Cryptantha microstachys (Greene ex A.Gray) Greene

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of the Liebre Mountains
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha microstachys (Greene ex A.Gray) Greene
Lower RED FOX CANYON near its confluence with
Elizabeth Lake Canyon. Burnt Peak 7.5' USGS Quad.
T6NR16W. Near 34°37'46"N 118031'53"W. Elevation
ca 2320-2420 ft.
Riparian elements along stream; chaparral elements
on adjacent slopes.
Locally common annual in moist sand at stream
margin; corollas ca 1-1.5 mm diameter; fruiting calyx ca
2-2.5 mm long; nutlet laneolate, solitary, glossy, ca 1.6
mm long; style ca 1/2 as long as nutlet. Associated
locally with Quercus agrifolia x Q. wislizeni, Artemisia
douglasiana, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Platanus
racemosa, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Lilium humboldtii
ocellatum, Melica imperfecta, Elymus glaucus,
Corethrogyne filaginifolia, etc.
Timothy S. Ross 8623
Steve Boyd
28 June 1995
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