Cryptantha oxygona (A. Gray) Greene
Pittonia 1: 120. 1887

Treatment from: Johnston, I. M. 1925. Cryptantha pterocarya. In: The North American species of Cryptantha. Pp. 51-54. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Pronunciation:  
 Cryp-tán-tha ox-y-gò-na
Etymology:"
 "hidden flower" + "with sharp angles"
Basionym:

 Eritrichium oxygonum A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 89. 1883. (Basionym)
Krynitzkia oxygona (A. Gray) A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. Arts 20: 277. 1885.
Type:
 S. E. California, on hills bordering the Mohave Desert, C. B. Pringle, 19 May 1882. (Holotype: GH barcode 00097028)


Specimens Examined:
SD 26391
SD 26395
SD 34158
SD 39206
SD 129727
SD 138917
SD 167191
UC 56847







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HOLOTYPE
Cryptantha oxygona (A. Gray) Greene (GH 00097028)
C. B. Pringle s.n. 19 May 1882.


Nutlet, dorsal view

Nutlet, ventral view

Nutlet, side view





Nutlets + Calyx





HOLOTYPE
Cryptantha oxygona (A. Gray) Greene (GH 00097028)
C. B. Pringle s.n. 19 May 1882.
Hills bordering the Mohave Desert.