Cryptantha crassisepala
(Thicksepal Catseye)
Cryptantha crassisepala, Santa Elena Overlook, Big Bend National Park 4258
Cryptantha crassisepala, Santa Elena Overlook, Big Bend National Park 4260
Cryptantha crassisepala, Santa Elena Overlook, Big Bend National Park 4261
| Scientific Name | Cryptantha crassisepala | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CRCR3 |
| Common Name | Thicksepal Catseye, Thicksepal Cryptantha | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31800 |
| Family | Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry sandy or gravelly places; dunes, slopes, grasslands. Plant: Short annual, 4 to 6 inches tall; several to many spreading stems with pungent bristles. Leaves: Very bristly leaves clustered at base and alternate on stems; sessile, narrowly oblanceolate, up to 2 inches long and less than 1/4-inch wide near base, becoming smaller upward. Inflorescence: Very small white flowers, 1/8-inch across, in dense curled spikes (scorpioide cymes) surrounded by a calyx less than 0.1 inch long, of thick, bristly sepals with prominent ribs; blossoms have 5 rounded lobes; no bracts below cymes. Cymes open and elongate up to 6 inches long as plant matures. Bloom Period: March to May. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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