Johnstonella micromeres
(Redirected from Cryptantha micromeres)
| Johnstonella micromeres | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Johnstonella |
| Species: | J. micromeres
|
| Binomial name | |
| Johnstonella micromeres (A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
| |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Johnstonella micromeres is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name pygmyflower cryptantha.
It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in woodland and chaparral.
Description
[edit]Johnstonella micromeres is a hairy annual herb growing a branching stem to heights between 10 and 50 centimeters. The leaves are up to 4 centimeters long, variable in shape and covered in bristles.
The inflorescence contains clusters of tiny bristly white flowers only a few millimeters wide.
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Cryptantha micromeres. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Johnstonella micromeres (A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johnstonella micromeres.
 | This Boraginaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- NatureServe vulnerable species
- Boraginaceae
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Boraginaceae stubs