Genus = Cryptantha,
Displaying matches 1 - 13 of 13.
(= Cryptantha affinis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Rocky Mountains and South Dakota.
Habitat: Open areas from sagebrush to coniferous forests at moderate elevations.
(= Cryptantha ambigua in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Annual herbs 0.5-3 dm. tall, usually much branched and without a central stem; herbage with spreading, stiff hairs. The similar C. torreyana has smooth nutlets, while the nutlets on C. ambigua are quite rough.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades in Washington; southern British Columbia, east to western Montana and south to California and Colorado.
Habitat: Dry, open places from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.
(= Cryptantha celosioides in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Usually a short-lived perennial, the 1-several stems 1-5 dm. tall, with silky hairs and small blisters.
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades, from southern British Colombia to Grant County, Oregon, east to North Dakota.
Habitat: Dry, open places in the valleys, plains and foothills, occasionally higher.
(= Cryptantha circumscissa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Cushion-forming, dwarf annual, 1-6 cm. high, the herbage stiff-hairy.
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades, central Washington to Baja California, east to Utah.
Habitat: Dry, open, usually sandy places in the lowlands.
(= Cryptantha flaccida in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Slender annual, the stem 1-4 dm. tall, simple or branched; herbage covered with appressed, aligned hairs.
Distribution: Central and southeast Washington, south to southern California, and along the western border of Idaho.
Habitat: Dry, open slopes and flats at lower elevations.
(= Cryptantha intermedia var. grandiflora in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Stiff-hairy annual, the simple or branched stem 0.5-5 dm. tall.
Distribution: Washington to California, east to Idaho and Arizona
Habitat: Moderately dry, open slopes
(= Cryptantha leucophaea in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Perennial with clustered stems, 1.5-4 dm. tall, the herbage silky below, becoming bristly upward.
Distribution: Along the Columbia and lower Yakima rivers, from Wenatchee, Washington to the Dalles, Oregon.
Habitat: Dry, usually sandy places at low elevations.
(= Cryptantha pterocarya in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Annual, the simple or branched stem 1-4 dm. tall, the herbage moderately stiff-hairy, often with small blisters.
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Washington; Washington south to California, east to Idaho, Colorado and Texas.
Habitat: Dry, open, often sandy areas of sagebrush and grasslands.
(= Cryptantha scoparia in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Slender annual, 0.5-3 dm. tall, freely branched and without a well-defined central axis; herbage appressed-hairy.
Distribution: Common on the Snake River plains of Idaho, extending into adjacent Oregon, northeast Nevda and southwest Wyoming; adjunct to Yakima County, Washington, and adjacent counties.
Habitat: Dry, open slopes in the valleys, plains and foothills, common among sagebrush.
(= Cryptantha interrupta in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Perennial from a taproot and simple or branched crown, the several stems 0.5-4 dm. tall; herbage with silky hairs and bristles in small blisters.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to Oregon and Nevada, east to Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.
Habitat: Dry, open slopes and flats in the plains, valleys and foothills.
(= Cryptantha thompsonii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Perennial from a stout taproot and branched crown, the several stems 1-3 dm. tall; herbage with bristles in blisters and somewhat close-woolly.
Distribution: Serpentine soils in the Wenatchee Mountains and adjacent Cascades of Washington
Habitat: Moderate to mid-elevations in the mountains
(= Cryptantha torreyana in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Annual, the simple or branched stems 1-4 dm. tall, with short, stiff, spreading hairs.
Distribution: Widely distributed east of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana.
Habitat: Open areas, low to mid-elevations in the mountains.
(= Cryptantha watsonii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Open hillsides, sagebrush-steppe plains, and forest openings at low to middle elevations.
