Cryptantha traskae I.M.Johnst.

PLANTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS
Flora of San Nicolas Island
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Boraginaceae
Cryptantha traskiae I.M. Johnston
Sprawling annual, not prostrate.
Ventura County: San Nicolas Island: N escarpment,
above W end of Tender Beach, N of Triangulation
Point "Tufts" and Peak 616. Very abundant; N-facing
sandy slopes; Coastal Scrub. Elevation: 440 feet.
Associated species: Baccharis pilularis, Isocoma
menziesii, Lupinus albifrons, Carpobrotus, Malacothrix
polycephala, Atriplex semibaccata, Ambrosia
chamissonis, Astragalus traskiae, Plantago ovata,
Daucus pusillus, Lotus argophyllus ornithopus,
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, Medicago
polymorpha, Erodium cicutarium, Crassula connata,
Bromus rubens.
Steven A. Junak SN- 599	28	Mar	1991
SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN (SBBG)
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