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Obscure Cat's-eye - Cryptantha ambigua
Native Species
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G4
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General Description
Annual. Stems usually branched, 5–25 cm. Herbage hirsute and hispid. Leaves linear, 5–35 mm long. Inflorescence ebracteate. Flowers: calyx hispid, hirsute, 5–6 mm long in fruit; corolla 2–4 mm long. Nutlets 4, ovate, 1–2 mm long, muricate; scar closed, widened at the base (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Range Comments
BC, MT south to CA, UT and CO (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 18
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Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Sandy or gravelly soil or talus of grasslands, sagebrush steppe, woodlands, outcrops; valleys, montane, rarely subalpine (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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