Johnstonella angustifolia

Johnstonella angustifolia
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Johnstonella
Species:	J. angustifolia
Binomial name
Johnstonella angustifolia (Torr.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
Synonyms
List Cryptantha angustifolia (Torr.) Greene Eremocarya angustifolia Eritrichium angustifolium Torr. Krynitzkia angustifolia A.Gray

Johnstonella angustifolia is a species of wildflower in the borage family known by several common names, including Panamint catseye and bristlelobe cryptantha. This plant is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States from California to Texas, where it grows in desert scrub and woodland.

Description

Johnstonella angustifolia is an annual herb usually under half a meter in height and covered in long hairs and bristles. It has a number of small linear leaves mostly toward the base of the plant. The erect stems are covered by inflorescences in a cane-shaped curl similar to the flowers of fiddlenecks. Each flower is white with yellow throat parts and a few millimeters wide.

External links

• Calflora Database: Cryptantha angustifolia (Panamint cryptantha)
• Jepson Manual Treatment - Cryptantha angustifolia
• UC CalPhotos gallery of Cryptantha angustifolia (Panamint cryptantha)