Cryptantha torreyana (A.Gray) Greene

Torrey's cryptantha (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cryptantha

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cryptantha torreyana unspecified picture

Distribution

Cryptantha torreyana world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71594-2
WFO ID wfo-0000627699
COL ID ZTXG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cryptantha torreyana Cryptantha torreyi Cryptantha eastwoodiae Cryptantha calycosa Cryptantha flexuosa Cryptantha pumila Eritrichium leiocarpum Krynitzkia torreyana Cryptantha affinis var. flexuosa Cryptantha torreyana var. calistogae Cryptantha torreyana var. calycosa Cryptantha torreyana var. pumila Cryptantha torreyana subvar. capitata Cryptantha torreyana subvar. bracteata Cryptantha torreyana var. torreyana