Cryptantha pterocarya
Boraginaceae
Wing-Nut Cryptantha
Erect, with some upright branches. Stems with rough hairs pointing upward. Leaves short, narrow, linear to oblong, bristly, mostly basal becoming fewer and smaller upward. Flowers white, in 2 spikes, atop each stem. Lower flowers widely spaced; upper flowers close together, overlapping. Nutlets broadly winged. Grows in sandy, gravelly soils in the basin bottom lands. The common name refers to the wide wings on the seeds.
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: All Spring
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 4--15 inches
- Habitat: Shrub-Steppe, Meadow
- Found In: Steens
- Native: Yes
