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Johnstonella micromeres

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Species of flowering plant

Johnstonella micromeres
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Johnstonella
Species: J. micromeres
Binomial name
Johnstonella micromeres
(A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
Synonyms
  • Cryptantha micromeres (A.Gray) Greene
  • Eritrichium micromeres A.Gray
  • Krynitzkia micromeres (A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Eritrichium angustifolium A.Gray

Johnstonella micromeres is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name pygmyflower cryptantha.

It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in woodland and chaparral.

Description

Johnstonella 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.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Cryptantha micromeres. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. "Johnstonella micromeres (A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Cryptantha micromeres
Eritrichium micromeres


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