Annual Cryptanthas
Cryptantha
Cryptantha is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. They are known commonly as cat's eyes and popcorn flowers (the latter name is also used to refer to the closely related genus Plagiobothrys). They are distributed throughout western North America and western South America, but they are absent from the regions in between.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Clearwater cryptantha
speciesCryptantha intermedia
Wingnut Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha pterocarya
bearded cryptantha
speciesCryptantha barbigera
Guadalupe cryptantha
speciesCryptantha maritima
flaccid cryptantha
speciesCryptantha flaccida
pointed cryptantha
speciesCryptantha muricata
Thicksepal Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha crassisepala
scented cryptantha
speciesCryptantha utahensis
Beach Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha leiocarpa
Little Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha minima
Nevada Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha nevadensis
Cleveland's Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha clevelandii
Tejon cryptantha
speciesCryptantha microstachys
slender cryptantha
speciesCryptantha gracilis
Sand Dune Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha fendleri
Torrey's Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha torreyana
pygmyflower cryptantha
speciesCryptantha micromeres
curved-nut cryptantha
speciesCryptantha recurvata
side-grooved cryptantha
speciesCryptantha affinis
bristly cryptantha
speciesCryptantha hispidissima
Tucson cryptantha
speciesCryptantha cycloptera
Pick Me Nots
speciesCryptantha texana
Tulare Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha incana
San Clemente Island Upland Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha kinkiensis
Gander's cryptantha
speciesCryptantha ganderi
wilkes' cryptantha
speciesCryptantha ambigua
Watson's Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha watsonii
gravel cryptantha
speciesCryptantha decipiens
pine cryptantha
speciesCryptantha simulans
hedgehog cryptantha
speciesCryptantha echinella
Kelsey's Cat's-eye
speciesCryptantha kelseyana
rigid cryptantha
speciesCryptantha juniperensis
sharp-nut cryptantha
speciesCryptantha oxygona
San Clemente Island Dune Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha clementina
Cryptantha arenophila
speciesCryptantha arenophila
trask's cryptantha
speciesCryptantha traskiae
Sharp-Pointed Prickly Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha acrimuricata
scrambling cryptantha
speciesCryptantha dumetorum
Mojave Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha mohavensis
gray cryptantha
speciesCryptantha scoparia
silky cryptantha
speciesCryptantha crinita
Cryptantha filaginea
speciesCryptantha filaginea
henderson's cryptantha
speciesCryptantha hendersonii
lake cryptantha
speciesCryptantha dissita
Whipple’s Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha whippleae
Cryptantha peruviana
speciesCryptantha peruviana
clustered-flower cryptantha
speciesCryptantha glomeriflora
Wiggins' Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha wigginsii
napa cryptantha
speciesCryptantha hispidula
Cryptantha glomerata
speciesCryptantha glomerata
clokey's cryptantha
speciesCryptantha clokeyi
Cryptantha diffusa
speciesCryptantha diffusa
coast range cryptantha
speciesCryptantha corollata
Cryptantha aprica
speciesCryptantha aprica
Cryptantha rostellata
speciesCryptantha rostellata
Cryptantha limensis
speciesCryptantha limensis
Cryptantha macrocalyx
speciesCryptantha macrocalyx
Leafy Cryptantha
speciesCryptantha foliosa
deep-scarred cryptantha
speciesCryptantha excavata
Milo Baker's cryptantha
speciesCryptantha milobakeri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51694.