[Cryptanths and White Forget-me-nots: The Genus Cryptantha East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Elko Cryptanth, Narrow-leaved Cryptantha, Snake River Catseye, Snake River Cat's Eye, Snake River Cryptantha

Cryptantha spiculifera

Synonyms: Cryptantha interrupta, Oreocarya spiculifera

Elko Cryptanth, Narrow-leaved Cryptantha, Snake River Catseye, Snake River Cat's Eye, Snake River Cryptantha: Cryptantha spiculifera (Synonyms: Cryptantha interrupta, Oreocarya spiculifera)

A fuzzy photo of Snake River Catseye as seenon ashy soils in south-central Washington.............May 10, 2013. Note the White Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria douglasii ssp. tupalashensis) in the background.

Basal leaves of Elko Cryptanth, Narrow-leaved Cryptantha, Snake River Catseye, Snake River Cat's Eye, Snake River Cryptantha: Cryptantha spiculifera (Synonyms: Cryptantha interrupta, Oreocarya spiculifera)

A fuzzy photo of the basal leaves of Snake River Catseye as seen in south-central Washington.............May 10, 2013.

Paul Slichter