Cryptantha muricata (Hook. & Arn.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.

Flora of the Agua Tibia Mountains Watershed
Riverside County, California, U.S.A.
BORAGINACEAE
Cryptantha muricata (Hook. & Am.) Nelson &
J. F. MacBr.
Cleveland National Forest, Agua Tibia Wilderness Area. N slope
of Agua Tibia Mtn., E of the Dripping Springs Alcove Area, along
the lower alluvial benches of Arroyo Seco 33°27'28"N-
116°58T9"W; T8S R1W; NW 1/4 NE 1/4, sec. 27; Elev. 1640'.
Southern sycamore woodland of Platanus racemosa, Populus
fremontii, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Ceanothus crassifolius, Lotus
scoparius, Eriodictyon crassifolium, etc. Colluvial substrate with a
coarse alluvial soil with many large boulders; Aspect -; slope 0%.
Annual, 6"-16" tall.
Darin L. Banks 0217	3 May 1995
Steve Boyd
RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
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