Cryptantha traskae I.M.Johnst.

2J* *
PLANTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS
Flora of San Nicola* Island
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha traskiae I.M. Johnston
Prostrate annual.
Ventura County: San Nicolas Island: Mesa, ca. 0.2
miles N of intersection of Beach Road and Monroe
Drive, along E side of canyon, downstream from third
small fork on E side. Scattered between shrubs; thin
sandy soil amongst sandstone rocks. Elevation: 500
feet.
Associated species: Isocoma menziesii, Malacothrix
polycephala, Achillea millefolium, Coreopsis gigantea,
Lupinus albifrons, Lotus argophyllus ornithopus,
Erodium cicutarium, Calystegia macrostegia
amplissima, Lepidium oblongum, Crassula connata,
Bromus rubens, Avena barbata.
Steven A. Junak SN- 768	l	Apr	1992
SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN (SBBG)
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