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Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha bar-BIJ-er-a
Common name: Bearded cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Open, sandy to rocky soils, generally in creosote-bush scrub, desert woodland to 6000', Tehachapis, southern San Joaquin Valley and deserts
Blooming period: February to March
Name derivations: 1) Cryptantha 2) barbigera