Greeneocharis circumscissa
Boraginaceae
Matted Cryptantha
Small cushion, ball-shaped, about 1 in. tall, 4 times as wide. Many branches, bristly throughout. Leaves linear, less than 1/2 in. long, densely crowded, surrounding the flowers. Flowers very small, with yellow eyes, occuring singly on top of cushion in clusters. Calyx splits in a circle around seeds when mature. Grows in sandy, dry soils usually at low elevations but including Steens Mountain.
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
- Flower Form: Flowers in one-sided coil, 5 petals,nutlike seeds.
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 1 inches tall
- Habitat: Shrub-Steppe
- Found In: Great Basin, Steens
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Opening Cryptantha
- Latin Synonyms: Cryptantha circumscissa
