''Cryptantha roosiorum'' is a species of flowering plant in the
borage family known by the common name bristlecone cryptantha.
It is
endemic to
Inyo County, California, where it is known from only a few occurrences in the northern
Inyo Mountains.
It is a small, mat-forming perennial herb just a few centimeters high which grows from a woody
caudex
A caudex (plural: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises.pages 456 and 695
In the strict sense of the term, meaning a stem, "caudex" is m ...
rooted in rocky soils. The leaves are up to about a centimeter long, oval to spoon-shaped, and hairy to bristly. The
inflorescence is a dense cluster of tiny white flowers with five-lobed white corollas with yellow appendages.
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Cryptantha roosiorum''USDA Plants Profile: ''Cryptantha roosiorum''CalPhotos Photo Gallery
roosiorum
Endemic flora of California
Natural history of Inyo County, California
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Plants described in 1955
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