Scientific Family
Boraginaceae
Synonyms
Greeneocharis circumscissa
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Annual
Height
To 4 inches
Riparian
No
Cushion-forming, tiny annual with leaves that are stiff and hairy.
Small annual only 2 - 10 cm tall, forming a hemispheric mass, having a fruiting calyx that splits along a circumference, with the top coming off as a lid distinguishes this from other Crypthantha sp.
Habitat
Dry, open, usually sandy places.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Desert Scrub
Low elevation
1500
High elevation
5000
Flower Characteristics
The 5-petaled small white flowers are found in the axils of the upper leaves or in branch forks. There are 1 to 5 flowers per cluster.
Flower color
White
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
July
Last bloom month
August
Flower clusters
Rounded
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
The narrow, bristly leaves are to about a 1/2 inch long. They are densely crowded toward the end of the branches.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Nutlets are smooth and triangular-ovate to less than 1/16 inch long.
Fruit type
Nutlet
Fruit color
Gray and brown