Johnstonella micromeres
Species of flowering plant
Johnstonella micromeres | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1] | |
Scientific 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[2] | |
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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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johnstonella micromeres.
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Cryptantha micromeres
- USDA Plants Profile for Cryptantha micromeres
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