Nutlet, dorsal view
Scalebar=1 mm

Nutlet, ventral view
Scalebar=1 mm

Nutlet, side view
Scalebar=1 mm

Fruit, showing calyx and 4 nutlets
Scalebar=1 mm




Cryptantha sp. nov. (SDSU 18622) - J. Andre 9554, 5 May 2008
New York Mountains: growing in bottom of main drainage, just above main parking area/camp. Caruthers Canyon, Mojave National Preserve.
35.22482, -115.30346

This specimen may represent a new species, probably closely related to C. muricata, but with a distinctive nutlet sculpturing.