Cryptantha clevelandii is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Cleveland's cryptantha. It is native to coastal California and Baja California, where it grows in the chaparral and other habitat in the coastal hills. It is an annual herb growing a branching or unbranched stem up to 60 centimeters tall. It is softly to roughly hairy and lined with linear leaves up to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a length of developing fruits with a dense cluster of white flowers at the tip, the flowers are often thought to resemble a blow fly ascending to the sun as radiant beams of light engulf the flower like an illuminating aura, this gives Cryptantha clevelandii the nickname "glowing fly".
Its specific epithet clevelandii honors 19th-century San Diego-based plant collector and lawyer Daniel Cleveland.[1]
Cryptantha clevelandii is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Cleveland's cryptantha. It is native to coastal California and Baja California, where it grows in the chaparral and other habitat in the coastal hills. It is an annual herb growing a branching or unbranched stem up to 60 centimeters tall. It is softly to roughly hairy and lined with linear leaves up to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a length of developing fruits with a dense cluster of white flowers at the tip, the flowers are often thought to resemble a blow fly ascending to the sun as radiant beams of light engulf the flower like an illuminating aura, this gives Cryptantha clevelandii the nickname "glowing fly".
Its specific epithet clevelandii honors 19th-century San Diego-based plant collector and lawyer Daniel Cleveland.
Cryptantha clevelandii est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Boraginacées connue en anglais sous le nom commun de Cleveland's cryptantha. Elle est originaire de la côte de Californie et de la péninsule de Basse-Californie, où elle pousse dans le chaparral et dans d'autres habitats des collines côtières.
C'est une herbe annuelle dont la tige ramifiée ou non ramifiée atteint 60 centimètres de haut. Cette tige est poilue et porte des feuilles linéaires atteignant 5 centimètres de long.
Son inflorescence pousse avec une grappe dense de fleurs blanches à la pointe et des fruits en développement plus bas.
Son épithète spécifique clevelandii rend hommage à Daniel Cleveland, avocat et collectionneur de plantes à San Diego au XIXe siècle[1].
Cryptantha clevelandii est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Boraginacées connue en anglais sous le nom commun de Cleveland's cryptantha. Elle est originaire de la côte de Californie et de la péninsule de Basse-Californie, où elle pousse dans le chaparral et dans d'autres habitats des collines côtières.
Cryptantha clevelandii là loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Mồ hôi. Loài này được Greene mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1887.[1]
Cryptantha clevelandii là loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Mồ hôi. Loài này được Greene mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1887.
