Cryptantha grayi (Vasey & Rose) J. F. Macbride
Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 43. 1916
Pronunciation:
 Cryp-tán-tha grày-i
Etymology:
 after Asa "Gray," American botanist, 1810-1888
Synonym:
 Krynitzkia grayi Vasey & Rose; Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. 1888, 11: 536. 1889. (Basionym)
Type:


 E. Palmer 801; MEXICO: Baja California Sur: Lagoon Head, 6-15 March 1889.
HOLOTYPE: K 000478228 NY 00335471
ISOTYPES: GH 00096296; UC 24683.

Treatment from: Johnston, I. M. 1925. Cryptantha pterocarya. In: The North American species of Cryptantha. Pp. 39-40. Cambridge, Massachusetts.


Distribution of Cryptantha grayi (all 3 varieties)
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Courtesy of Bajaflora.org (2011-10-04)


Key: to the three varieties


    Corolla conspicuous, 2-3 mm wide; nutlets tuberculate ......................................... C. grayi var. grayi

    Corolla inconspicuous, 0.5-1 mm wide; nutlets tuberculate to glabrous

        Nutlets abundantly tuberculate ............................................................ C. grayi var. cryptochaeta

        Nutlets sparsely tuberculate to glabrous .................................................... C. grayi var. nesiotica


Nutlet Images of three varieties
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Cryptantha grayi var. grayi
(SD 94535)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha grayi var. cryptochaeta
(SD 92565)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha grayi var. nesiotica
(SD 50143)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm