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Cryptantha minima

Cryptantha minima, common names little cryptantha, little catseye or small cryptantha, is a small, herbaceous annual of the family Boraginaceae. It is found in the semi-arid grasslands and intermontane basins of central North America from Alberta to Texas. Cryptantha minima is listed in Canada under the Species at Risk Act as endangered.

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Cryptantha minima
Secure
Secure (NatureServe)1
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cryptantha
Species:
C. minima
Binomial name
Cryptantha minima
Rydb.

Cryptantha minima, common names little cryptantha,2 little catseye or small cryptantha, is a small, herbaceous annual of the family Boraginaceae. It is found in the semi-arid grasslands and intermontane basins of central North America from Alberta to Texas.3 Cryptantha minima is listed in Canada under the Species at Risk Act as endangered.4

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  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. NRCS. "Cryptantha minima". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. Bradley, Cheryl. "Alberta Wildlife Status Report No. 54: Status of the Tiny Cryptanthe (Cryptantha minima) in Alberta" (PDF). Biodiversity Heritage Library. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Alberta Conservation Association. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. "Species Profile (Tiny Cryptantha)". Species at Risk Public Registry. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.