Cryptanthe

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Cryptanthe in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cryptanthe (Greek, for hidden flower). Borraginaceae. Nievitas. This genus includes many species referred by some writers to Eritrichium and Krynitzkia, but probably none of them is in cult. They are mostly annuals, with white fls., which are usually sessile: calyx 5-parted to the base, as long as the corolla- tube; segms. more or less hispid or with hooked bristles, in fr. closely embracing the nutlets, eventually deciduous: nutlets 4, sometimes 3, 2 or 1, smooth, papillate, or muriculate, never rugose.—Over 60 species, in Pacific N. Amer., southward, into N. Mex. and Chile. C. glomerata, Lehm. (Krynitzkia glomerata, Gray), is a coarse biennial, 1-3 ft. high: Lvs. spatulate or linear- epatulate. Plains, along eastern base of Rocky Mts. C. barbigera, Greene (K. barbigera, Gray. Eritrichium barbigerum, Gray). Nine to 12 in. high: Lvs. linear. S. Calif. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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