Cryptantha pterocarya

Cryptantha pterocarya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Cynoglossoideae
Tribus: Cynoglosseae
Subtribus: Amsinckiinae
Genus: Cryptantha
Species: Cryptantha pterocarya

Varieties: C. p. var. cycloptera – C. p. var. stenoloba

Name

Cryptantha pterocarya (Torr.) Greene, 1887

Synonyms

• Eritrichium pterocaryum Torr.
• Krynitzkia pterocarya (Torr.) A. Gray

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Western USA Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L., 1887. Pittonia; a Series of Papers Relating to Botany and Botanists 1: 120.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cryptantha pterocarya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cryptantha pterocarya. Published online. Accessed: Sep 24 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cryptantha pterocarya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Cryptantha pterocarya

Vernacular names

English: winged pick-me-not, wingnut catseye

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