General: Virgin River Cryptantha (Cryptantha virginensis) is a perennial forb that grows an upright leafy flowering stalk from a basal rosette. The leaves and flowers are covered with prickly hairs.
Virgin River Cryptantha is a fairly common component of vegetation communities
in dry, well-drained gravelly areas on bajadas into the lower mountains in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave
Desert Scrub) life zone.
Around Las Vegas, look for
Virgin River Cryptantha along roads in the lower mountains.
Family: Forget-Me-Not (Boraginaceae). |