Cryptantha holoptera (A. Gray) J. F. Macbride
Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 44. 1916

Pronunciation:
Cryp-tán-tha  ho-lóp-te-ra
Etymology:
"whole wing"
Synonyms:


Eritrichium holopterum A. Gray (Basionym), Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 81. 1877.
Krynitzkia holoptera A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 276. 1885.
Oreocarya holoptera (A. Gray) Greene, Pittonia 1: 58. 1887.
Type:

Palmer s.n., 1876, U.S.A. Arizona: La Paz Co., Ehrenberg
GH (Holotype)


Specimens:


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Cryptantha holoptera
(SD 120959)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha holoptera
(SD 120959)
Nutlet, ventral view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha holoptera
(SD 120959)
Nutlet, side view
Scale bar = 1 mm