Cryptantha minima

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Little cryptantha (Cryptantha minima) (14004677286).jpg

|status = {{TNCStatus}}

|status_system = TNC

|status_ref = {{cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154902/Cryptantha_minima |website=explorer.natureserve.org |access-date=14 April 2023}}

|genus = Cryptantha

|species = minima

|authority = Rydb.

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Cryptantha minima, common names little cryptantha,{{PLANTS|id=CRMI5|taxon=Cryptantha minima|accessdate=13 June 2016}} little catseye or small cryptantha, is a small, herbaceous annual of the family Boraginaceae. It is found in the semi-arid grasslands and intermontane basins of central North America from Alberta to Texas.{{cite web|last1=Bradley|first1=Cheryl|title=Alberta Wildlife Status Report No. 54: Status of the Tiny Cryptanthe (Cryptantha minima) in Alberta|website=Biodiversity Heritage Library|publisher=Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Alberta Conservation Association|accessdate=22 May 2019|url=https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/ad59a1d7-8f65-4143-b897-0e7a6207508c/resource/11de416d-4ffd-42b9-8273-4691b7e84995/download/2004-sar-statustinycryptanthe-sep2004.pdf}} Cryptantha minima is listed in Canada under the Species at Risk Act as endangered.{{cite web|title=Species Profile (Tiny Cryptantha)|url=http://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=553|website=Species at Risk Public Registry|publisher=Government of Canada|accessdate=12 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903073916/http://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=553|archive-date=3 September 2015|url-status=dead}}