Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Cryptantha micromeres is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name pygmyflower cryptantha. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in woodland and chaparral. Cryptantha 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.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

4 - 19 in Tall

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Color

White

Plant communities

Chaparral

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Ethmia brevistriga

Ethmia minuta