Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don
Cryptantha
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(Cryptantha) · 4/29/2018 · Jack Smith Park, Colorado River, Needles, California · ≈ 6 × 5″ (14 × 12 cm) 
Species not yet identified 
(Cryptantha) · 4/29/2018 · Jack Smith Park, Colorado River, Needles, California · ≈ 6 × 6″ (14 × 16 cm) Species not yet identified 
(Cryptantha) · 7/7/1999 · Florissant and Lake George area, Colorado · By Tim Chandler Species not yet identified 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Boraginaceae | Borages or forget-me-nots |
| Genus | Cryptantha | From the Greek krypto, “to hide, hidden,” and anthos, “flower,” and thus meaning “hidden flower,” a reference to the first known species which had small inconspicuous flowers which self-fertilized without opening |
Cryptantha description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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