Cryptantha microstachys

Cryptantha microstachys (A. Gray) Greene
Pittonia 1: 116. 1887.

Treatment from Johnston 1925.

Pronunciation:

Cryp-tán-tha mi-cro-stà-chys

Etymology (varietal epithet):

"small spike"

Synonyms:

Krynitzkia microstachys Greene ex A. Gray. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 269. 1885. (Basionym)

Type (Lectotype):

J. Xantus de Vesey 84, 1857-1858. Fort Tejon and vicinity, California, near lat. 35° and long 119°,
Kern County, California, USA. GH 00096058.

Distribution in North America (from BONAP's North American Plant Atlas, searched 2011). Also found in northern Baja California, Mexico.

Cryptantha microstachys (SD 44966)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Cryptantha microstachys (SD 44966)
Nutlet, ventral view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Cryptantha microstachys (SD 44966)
Nutlet, side view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Cryptantha microstachys (SD 44966)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Cryptantha microstachys (SD 44966)
Nutlet, ventral view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Cryptantha microstachys (SD 44966)
Nutlet, side view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Pronunciation:	Cryp-tán-tha mi-cro-stà-chys
Etymology (varietal epithet):	"small spike"
Synonyms:	*Krynitzkia microstachys* Greene ex A. Gray. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 269. 1885. (Basionym)
Type (Lectotype):	J. Xantus de Vesey 84, 1857-1858. Fort Tejon and vicinity, California, near lat. 35° and long 119°, Kern County, California, USA. GH 00096058.