Payson
Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha vir-jin-EN-sis
Common name: Virgin River cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, 3500'-10,000', creosote
bush scrub to pinyon-juniper and bristlecone pine
woodland, Panamint and Inyo Mts to Clark and
Kingston Mts
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cryptantha
2) virginensis