Cryptantha flava
| Cryptantha flava | |
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| Cryptantha flava in Petrified Forest National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptantha |
| Species: | C. flava |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptantha flava (A.Nelson) Payson | |
Cryptantha flava, commonly known as plateau yellow miner's candle,[1] yellow cryptantha,[2] and Brenda's yellow cryptantha, is a yellow-flowered perennial plant in the borage family found in the southwestern United States. It grows in sandy soils.
Description
[edit]The stems of this hairy plant grow in clumps, reaching 25 centimetres (10 in) tall.[2] The leaves are up to 10 cm (4 in) long, narrowly lanceolate, and broadest at the base.[2]
From April to August, coils of yellow funnel-shaped flowers appear, each about 1.5 cm (1⁄2 in) long.[2]
Leaves
Flowers close-up
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Similar species
[edit]The most similar species associated with the genus is Oreocarya confertiflora.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[3]: 89 It grows in sandy soils[1] and open areas.[2]
References
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- 1 2 Fertig, Walter. "Plateau Yellow Miner's Candle". USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Spellenberg, Richard (2001) [1979]. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region (rev ed.). Knopf. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-375-40233-3.
- ↑ Fagan, Damian (2012), Canyon Country Wildflowers, 2nd ed., Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
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