Cryptantha nevadensis
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Cryptantha nevadensis - Matt Berger 01.jpg
|status = {{TNCStatus}}
|status_system = TNC
|genus = Cryptantha
|species = nevadensis
|authority = A. Nels. & Kennedy
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Cryptantha nevadensis is a species of wildflower in the borage family known by the common names Nevada catseye and Nevada forget-me-not. This small plant is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico where it grows in sandy and rocky soils in varied habitats across the region. Like other cryptanthas it is a very hairy, bristly flowering herb with a curling inflorescence that resembles that of fiddlenecks. This is an annual plant rarely exceeding half a meter in height. It is covered in long, white hairs and its tiny white flowers are about half a centimeter wide. The fruit is a bumpy nutlet.
External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2030,2057,2095 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Cryptantha+nevadensis Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of Baja California
Category:Flora of the California desert regions
Category:Flora of the Cascade Range
Category:Flora of the Great Basin
Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
Category:Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
Category:Natural history of the Colorado Desert
Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert
Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Category:Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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