Latin name: Cryptantha microstachys (A. Gray) E. Greene
Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha my-kro-STAY-kis
Common name: Tejon cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Dry openings in chaparral, foothill woodland to 4000', San Diego Co. to central California
Blooming period: March to June
Name derivations: 1) Cryptantha 2) microstachys
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