Cryptantha utahensis (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  u-tah-én-sis
Etymology:
"of or from Utah"
Synonyms:





Homotypic:
   Krynitzkia utahensis A.Gray. Syn. Fl. N. Amer., ed. 2. 2(1): 427. 1886. (Basionym)
Heterotypic:
   Eritrichium holopterum A. Gray var. submolle A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. 13: 374. 1878
   Cryptantha submollis Coville, Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 4: 167. 1895
   Cryptantha mirabunda Brand, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 57. 1927
Type:


M. E. Jones. Yucca, Arizona, USA. (GH 97689)
   Also cited in Protologue: Palmer. 1887. St. George, s. Utah.
Cited as intermediate between Krynitzkia holoptera and K. oxygona in Gray 1885. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts 20: 276.

Specimens Illustrated:

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HOLOTYPE
Cryptantha utahensis (A. Gray) Greene (GH 00097689)
M. E. Jones s.n., Yucca Arizona, USA


Nutlet, dorsal view

Nutlet, ventral view

Nutlet, side view





Nutlet-Ventral View

Nutlet + Calyx




HOLOTYPE

Cryptantha utahensis (GH 00097689)
M. E. Jones s.n., Yucca, Arizona, USA
Approximate locality of type collection: 34.873 N  114.150 W