Blooms: May-July
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
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.
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
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.
Species Description:
General: Annual, the simple or branched stems 1-4 dm. tall, with short, stiff, spreading hairs.
Leaves: Leaves linear to narrowly oblong, with sub-appressed, stiff hairs.
Flowers: Inflorescence of naked spikes, usually elongate and paired; fruiting calyx 4-8 mm. long, the 5 lobes with stiff hairs; corolla white, inconspicuous, about 1 mm. wide; style surpassed by the nutlets.
Fruits: Nutlets 4, ovate, acute, with rounded margins, 1.5-2.3 mm. long and 0.8-1.2 wide, smooth and shining, attached to the style.
General: Annual, the simple or branched stems 1-4 dm. tall, with short, stiff, spreading hairs.
Leaves: Leaves linear to narrowly oblong, with sub-appressed, stiff hairs.
Flowers: Inflorescence of naked spikes, usually elongate and paired; fruiting calyx 4-8 mm. long, the 5 lobes with stiff hairs; corolla white, inconspicuous, about 1 mm. wide; style surpassed by the nutlets.
Fruits: Nutlets 4, ovate, acute, with rounded margins, 1.5-2.3 mm. long and 0.8-1.2 wide, smooth and shining, attached to the style.
Accepted Name:
Cryptantha torreyana (A. Gray) GreeneSynonyms:
Cryptantha torreyana (A. Gray) Greene var. pumila (Heller) I.M. Johnston
Cryptantha torreyana (A. Gray) Greene var. torreyana
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Cryptantha torreyana
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Cryptantha torreyana specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Cryptantha torreyana specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Cryptantha torreyana treatment.
E-Flora BC: Cryptantha torreyana atlas page.
CalPhotos: Cryptantha torreyana images.
USDA Plants Database: Cryptantha torreyana.
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