Latin name: Cryptantha tumulosa (Payson) Payson
  Pronunciation:
kryp-TAN-tha toom-yoo-LO-sa

  Common name: New York Mountains cryptantha
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Dry limestone soils, 4500'-6000', pinyon-
  juniper woodland, Providence, New York and
  Ivanpah Mts

  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Cryptantha
  2) tumulosa
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