Index / Search / Cryptantha thyrsiflora
§1 Plant
Cryptantha thyrsiflora (Greene) Payson
vernacular calcareous cryptantha — species · Boraginaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Duration
- Biennial, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Boraginaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cryptantha
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
County-level range
· 54 counties across 6 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 54 counties across 6 states/territories.
Colorado view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 5 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CRTH ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2926274 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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