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Ambiguous cryptantha  Cryptantha ambigua,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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''Cryptantha ambigua'' is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name basin cryptantha. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in many types of habitat, including forest, scrub, and sagebrush. It is an annual herb producing a branching stem 10 to 35 centimeters tall covered in stiff hairs. The hairy to bristly leaves are up to 4 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a linear array of developing fruits.. more

Similar species: Boraginales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Jun 8, 2016. Captured Jun 7, 2016 10:59 in NF-54, North Bend, WA 98045, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO800
  • 50mm