Cryptantha rostellata (Greene) Greene
Pittonia 1: 116. 1887

Pronunciation:
Cryp-tán-tha  ros-tel-là-ta
Etymology:
 Latin rostellum, "a little beak," presumably in reference to the nutlet shape
Synonyms:

Krynitzkia rostellata Greene, Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1(4): 203. 1885 (BASIONYM)
Krynitzkia suksdorfii Greenm., Bot. Gaz. 40: 146. 1905
Cryptantha suksdorfii (Greenm.) Piper, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 484. 1906
Cryptantha rostellata Greene var. suksdorfii (Greenm.) Brand, Pflanzenr. (Engler) Heft 97 4, Fam. 252: 59. 1931
Type: 

M. K. Curran s.n., May 1884, USA: California, Colusa Co., Leesville, CAS 00123283 (originally 209)


Distribution: USA: northern California, also e. Oregon, e. Washington.


 
Courtesy of the Consortium of California Herbaria, 2011.


Specimens observed:
CAS 00123283 (Holotype) RSA RSA244955

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Cryptantha rostellata (CAS 00123283)
HOLOTYPE
M. K. Curran, s.n., May 1884, USA: California, Colusa Co., Leesville
Approximate location: 39.1894, -122.4234

Courtesy of the California Academy of Sciences



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Cryptantha rostellata (RSA RSA244955)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha rostellata (RSA RSA244955)
Nutlet, ventral view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha rostellata (RSA RSA244955)
Nutlet, side view
Scale bar = 1 mm

Cryptantha rostellata (RSA RSA244955)
Nutlet, ventral view
Scale bar = 1 mm



Cryptantha rostellata (RSA RSA244955)
D. Anderson 5267, 15 July 1971, USA: California, Trinity Co., 4,400 feet
Approximate location: 40.3579, -123.52393

Courtey of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Herbarium (RSA)