''Cryptantha incana'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the
borage family known by the common name Tulare cryptantha. It is
endemic to
California in the United States, where it occurs in the forests and woodlands of the southern
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
. It is a poorly known species with three occurrences based on three historical collections. It was collected in
Tulare County in 1904 and 1941 and once in
Inyo County in 1989.
[''Cryptantha incana''.]
The Nature Conservancy.
The plant is an annual herb up to 50 centimeters tall with a hairy, branching stem. The lance-shaped or oblong leaves are up to 3.5centimeters long and have bristly undersides. The
inflorescence is a coiled
cyme of flowers that uncoils as the fruits develop. The flowers have corollas less than half a centimeter wide and hairy, bristly
sepals.
[''Cryptantha incana''.]
Jepson Manual Treatment.
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incana
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Plants described in 1904