Silky Cryptantha

Cryptantha crinita

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Tucson Cryptantha

Cryptantha cycloptera

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gravel Cryptantha

Cryptantha decipiens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Lake Cryptantha

Cryptantha dissita

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Scrambling Cryptantha

Cryptantha dumetorum

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Hedgehog Cryptantha

Cryptantha echinella

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Deep-scarred Cryptantha

Cryptantha excavata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Sand Dune Cryptantha

Cryptantha fendleri

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Flaccid Cryptantha

Cryptantha flaccida

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Gander's Cryptantha

Cryptantha ganderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Clustered-flower Cryptantha

Cryptantha glomeriflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Slender Cryptantha

Cryptantha gracilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Henderson's Cryptantha

Cryptantha hendersonii

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Napa Cryptantha

Cryptantha hispidula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Hoover's Cryptantha

Cryptantha hooveri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Tulare Cryptantha

Cryptantha incana

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Common Cryptantha

Cryptantha intermedia

Calscape.org

2008 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2018 Neal Kramer

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rigid Cryptantha

Cryptantha juniperensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Beach Cryptantha

Cryptantha leiocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mariposa Cryptantha

Cryptantha mariposae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Guadalupe Cryptantha

Cryptantha maritima

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Redroot Cryptantha

Cryptantha micrantha

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Minute-flowered Cryptantha

Cryptantha micromeres

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Tejon Cryptantha

Cryptantha microstachys

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
caterpillar
butterfly

Milo Baker's Cryptantha

Cryptantha milobakeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Mojave Cryptantha

Cryptantha mohavensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Prickly Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha muricata

Calscape.org

© 2005 National Park Service

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Prickly-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha muricata var. denticulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Jones' Cryptantha

Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Jordan Zylstra

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Showy Prickly-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha muricata var. muricata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Michael G. Simpson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Colusa Cryptantha

Cryptantha nemaclada

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Nevada Catseye

Cryptantha nevadensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sharp-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha oxygona

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wingnut Cryptantha

Cryptantha pterocarya

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Winged-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 James M. Andre

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Purpus' Cryptantha

Cryptantha pterocarya var. purpusii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Rattan's Cryptantha

Cryptantha rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Robert Steers/NPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 6 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Curved-nut Cryptantha

Cryptantha recurvata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Beaked Cryptantha

Cryptantha rostellata

Calscape.org

Cryptantha rostellata

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Gray Cryptantha

Cryptantha scoparia

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Pine Cryptantha

Cryptantha simulans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Slender Cryptantha

Cryptantha sparsiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Cryptantha spithamaea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Torrey's Cryptantha

Cryptantha torreyana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dwarf Cryptantha

Cryptantha torreyana var. pumila

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Torrey's Cryptantha

Cryptantha torreyana var. torreyana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Trask's Cryptantha

Cryptantha traskiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Scented Cryptantha

Cryptantha utahensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Watson's Cryptantha

Cryptantha watsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:

Parsley Fern

Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Cascade Parsley Fern

Cryptogramma cascadensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Keir Morse

Plant type: Fern
Wildlife supported:

Finger-leaved Gourd

Cucurbita digitata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb,Vine
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Missouri Gourd

Cucurbita foetidissima

Calscape.org

© 2006 Curtis Clark

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low, Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Coyote Melon

Cucurbita palmata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Brent Miller

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cuniculotinus gramineus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Arizona Cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Calscape.org

© 2008 Zereshk

Plant type: Tree
Size: 33 - 82 ft tall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

San Joaquin Dodder

Cuscuta brachycalyx

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta californica

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Chaparral Dodder

Cuscuta californica var. apiculata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 James M. Andre

Plant type: Annual herb,Vine
Wildlife supported: