Cryptantha racemosa (S. Watson) Greene
Pittonia 1: 115. 1887.

Pronunciation:	Cryp-tán-tha  ra-ce-mò-sa
Etymology:	with flowers in racemes
Synonyms:	Eritrichium racemosum S.Watson ex A.Gray (Basionym). Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 226. 1881-82. Krynitzkia ramosissima A. Gray. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 277. 1885. Krynitzkia racemosa (A. Gray) Greene. Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1(4): 208. 1885. Cryptantha suffruticosa Piper. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 32: 42. 1919. Cryptantha racemosa (A. Gray) Greene var. lignosa I. M. Johnston. Univ. Calif. Pub. Bot. 7: 445. 1922. Johnstonella racemosa Brand. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 249. 1925. Johnstonella racemosa Brand var. lignosa Brand. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 249. 1925.
Type:	Parish 775. 25 March 1881. San Bernardino, Mesquite Cañon, Imperial County, California, USA. (Holotype: GH 00097032; Isotype: DS 89291=CAS 00124141)

Specimens:

DS 89291/CAS 00124141 (Isotype)

SD 118889

Distribution of Cryptantha racemosa (light green squres) in U.S. counties: from BONAP-2011-06-07

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ISOTYPE SPECIMEN Cryptantha racemosa (DS 89291/CAS 00124141) ISOTYPE SPECIMEN Cryptantha racemosa (DS 89291/CAS 00124141) Courtesy of the California Academy of Sciences