Cryptantha wigginsii I. M. Johnston
J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 387. 1939

Pronunciation:	Cryp-tán-tha wíg-gins-i-i
Etymology:	after Ira Wiggins, author of Flora of Baja California
Synonyms:	None known
Type:	I. L. Wiggins 5107, 2 Apr 1931 Holotype: GH 00096301 (see below); Isotypes: NY 00335199, RSA 0008263 (POM 261896), US 00118523 MEXICO. Baja California: Rancho Cuevas, 18 mi. south of Tia Juana, gentle slope along ocean, very rocky red-clay soil

Distribution (nw coastal Baja California, Mexico and Carlsbad, SanDiego Co., California, USA)
NOTE: New locality on Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, recently discovered.

Currently known distribution of C. wigginsii Nov. 2011 (to be updated)

Type Specimens:

Wiggins 5107 2 April 1931 GH 00096301 (HOLOTYPE)

Wiggins 5107 2 April 1931 RSA 0008263 (POM 261896) (ISOTYPE)

Wiggins 5107 2 April 1931 US 00118523 (ISOTYPE)

Additional specimens (alphabetical by collector):

Boyd 1979 1 May 1986 RSA 407732

Fosberg 4934 21 May 1931 POM 368370

Marsden 20III92B 20 Mar 1992 SDSU 5460

McConnell s.n. 7 May 2010 SD 208177

McConnell s.n. 7 May 2010 SDSU 19477

McConnell s.n. 11 March 2011 SD 214622

McConnell s.n. 11 Mar 2011 SDSU 19749

Moran 30019 13 Mar 1982 SD 110406

Rebman 5095 18 Apr 1998 SD 144677

Thorne 35850 5 Apr 1966 SD 69480

Thorne 42470 12 Feb 1973 RSA 353854

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Cryptantha wigginsii I. M. Johnston (HOLOTYPE) (GH 00096301) Nutlet Dorsal View Nutlet Ventral View Nutlet Lateral View Nutlet Dorsal View Nutlet Dorsal View Nutlet Dorsal View   Cryptantha wigginsii I. M. Johnston (HOLOTYPE) GH 00096301 (Courtesy of Harvary University Herbaria) Approximate Locality: 32.27, -117.02