E. Greene
Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha ray-sem-O-sa
Common name: Bushy cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Rocky places to 4500', limestone canyons,
creosote bush scrub and joshua tree woodland,
northern and eastern Mojave Desert, Eureka Valley,
Colorado Desert
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cryptantha
2) racemosa