Cryptantha traskae I.M.Johnst.

PLANTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS
Flora of San Nicola« Island
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha traskiae I.M. Johnston
Sprawling annual, not prostrate.
Ventura County: San Nicolas Island: N escarpment,
at head of small valley overlooking Tender Beach, N
of Triangulation Point Tufts" and Peak 616.
Occasional; N-facing slope; sand pockets in sandstone;
Coastal Scrub. Elevation: 450 feet.
Associated species: Isocoma menziesii, Ambrosia
chamissonis, Atriplex californica, Centaurea
melitensis, Lupinus albifrons, Mesembryanthemum
crystallinum, M. nodiflorum, Spergularia macrotheca,
Medicago polymorpha, Platystemon californicus,
Crassula connata, Bromus rubens.
Steven A. Junak SN- 597	28	Mar	1991
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