Cryptantha cinerea (Greene) Cronquist

A perennial Cryptantha (=Oreocarya) of pinyon-juniper, sagebrush shrubland, and so forth.

Plant habit south of the Twin Arrows exit from Interstate 40, Coconino County, Arizona, 11 Apr 2014.

Plant habit near Twin Arrows, 11 Apr 2014.

Flowers near Twin Arrows, 11 Apr 2014.

Flowers near Twin Arrows, 11 Apr 2014.

Plant habit near the western boundary of White Sands Missile Range on the road to Rhodes Canyon, west side of the San Andres Mountains, Sierra County, New Mexico, 24 Apr 2010.

Flowers on the road to Rhodes Canyon, 24 Apr 2010.

Flower and upper cauline leaf on the road to Rhodes Canyon, 24 Apr 2010.

A flower in the Mangas Mountains, Catron County, New Mexico, 27 Aug 2005. Thanks to Bob Sivinski for identification of plants in the Mangas Mountains.

Plant habit in the Mangas Mts., 27 Aug 2005.

A cauline leaf in the Mangas Mts., 27 Aug 2005.