Cryptantha muricata (Hooker & Arnott) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbride

Pronunciation:
Cryp-tán-tha mu-ri-cà-ta
Etymology:
"muricate, roughened by means of hard points or sharp projections"


Key: to three varieties

   
    Corolla limb 3–8 mm in diameter ................................................................................................................................................. Cryptantha muricata var. muricata

    Corolla limb 1–3.5 mm in diameter

        Stem with an obvious central axis and many densely-flowered branches; nutlets muricate, 1.1–1.3(1.9) mm long ..... Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii

        Stem loosely and sparsely branched, without an obvious central axis; nutlets tuberculate, 1.8–2 mm long .......... Cryptantha muricata var. denticulata


Possible new related taxon