Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.33.04
Cryptantha muricata
English: Pointed cryptantha; Pointed catseye; Cat's eyes; Popcorn flowers.
Genus: ± 30 species.
Region: California, Arizona, Baja California, Nevada.
Botany
Herb; 10 to 100 cm high; coated densely with rough and soft hairs.
Leaves: linear, till 4 cm long; with hairs and bristles, some with bulbous base.
Flowers: white; fruits very hairy.
Taxonomy
Closely related to Plagiobothrys. Eremocarya is included in Cryptantha.