[Cryptanths: The Genus Cryptantha in Mt. Adams Country]

Clearwater Cryptantha, Clearwater Cat's Eye, Common Cryptantha, Large-flowered Cryptantha

Cryptantha intermedia var. hendersonii

Synonyms: Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae, Cryptantha fragilis, Cryptantha grandiflora, Cryptantha hendersonii, Cryptantha intermedia var. grandiflora, Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia

Flowers of Clearwater Cryptantha, Clearwater Cat's Eye, Common Cryptantha, Large-flowered Cryptantha: Cryptantha intermedia var. hendersonii (Synonyms: Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae, Cryptantha fragilis, Cryptantha grandiflora, Cryptantha hendersonii, Cryptantha intermedia var. grandiflora, Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia)

Clearwater Cryptantha, Clearwater Cat's Eye, Common Cryptantha, Large-flowered Cryptantha: Cryptantha intermedia var. hendersonii (Synonyms: Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae, Cryptantha fragilis, Cryptantha grandiflora, Cryptantha hendersonii, Cryptantha intermedia var. grandiflora, Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia) - Sepals of - Stem leaf of Clearwater Cryptantha, Clearwater Cat's Eye, Common Cryptantha, Large-flowered Cryptantha: Cryptantha intermedia var. hendersonii (Synonyms: Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae, Cryptantha fragilis, Cryptantha grandiflora, Cryptantha hendersonii, Cryptantha intermedia var. grandiflora, Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia)

Common cryptantha as seen along the Willard Springs Foot Trail in Conboy Lake Wildlife Refuge.........May 19, 2007. The fornices or "bumps" surrounding the central opening to the tube begin white in color, then change to yellow after pollination.

Clearwater Cryptantha, Clearwater Cat's Eye, Common Cryptantha, Large-flowered Cryptantha: Cryptantha intermedia var. hendersonii (Synonyms: Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae, Cryptantha fragilis, Cryptantha grandiflora, Cryptantha hendersonii, Cryptantha intermedia var. grandiflora, Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia)

Common cryptanth in bloom along the eastern loop of the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake NWR........June 11, 2020.

Paul Slichter