Cryptantha flaccida
Boraginaceae
Weak-Stem Cryptantha
Upright, with sharp bristly hairs that mostly stand straight up. Stem branches ascending, usually divided in the inflorescence. Leaves linear to oblong, to 2 in., mostly near base, a few scattered on stem. Flowers in coils at top are small, white, sometimes touching each other, surrounded by dense calyx bristles that curve to a hooked tip. Most flowers have single nutlet. Grows in dry gravelly soils in open sites throughout our region at low to mid-elevations.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring
- Flower Form: Flowers in one-sided coil, 5 petals,nutlike seeds.
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 4–16 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Shrub-Steppe
- Found In: East Gorge
- Native: Yes
