Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha my-KRAN-tha
Common name: Redroot cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Dry or sandy soils below 7500', creosote bush
scrub to yellow pine forest, coastal sage scrub, deserts
and interior cismontane valleys
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cryptantha
2) micrantha