I.M. Johnston
Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha sir-kum-SIS-sa
Common name: Cushion cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly places to 9500', creosote
bush scrub to lodgepole pine forest, Mojave Desert and
adjacent ranges
Blooming period: April to August
Click forLatin name derivations: 1) Cryptantha
2) circumscissa