[Cryptanths: The Genus Cryptantha East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha

Cryptantha leucophaea

Synonym: Oreocarya leucophaea

Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha: Cryptantha leucophaea (Synonym: Oreocarya leucophaea)

The photo above shows gray cryptantha as seen on sandy soils near the Columbia River in Grant County, Washington..........April 30, 2007.

Flower of Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha: Cryptantha leucophaea (Synonym: Oreocarya leucophaea) - Flower close-up of Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha: Cryptantha leucophaea (Synonym: Oreocarya leucophaea) - Calyx of Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha: Cryptantha leucophaea (Synonym: Oreocarya leucophaea)

Close-up of the corolla tube and calyx lobes of gray cryptantha as seen near the Columbia River in Grant County, Washington.........April 30, 2007. Note that the corolla tube extends noticeably beyond the calyx.

Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha: Cryptantha leucophaea (Synonym: Oreocarya leucophaea)

The photo above shows gray cryptantha as seen on sandy soils near the Columbia River in Grant County, Washington.........April 30, 2007. Note that the leaves are slender and taper gradually to an acute tip.

Paul Slichter