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481.0000 Family Boraginaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 128 (1789), nom. cons., s. str.
118 genera, ca. 2000 spp.
Species listed in database: 2062; hybrids: 48
= Anchusaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 274, 302 (1818)
= Cerinthaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 244 (1820)
= Cynoglossaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 406 (1843)
= Echiaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 2: 61 (1837)
= Onosmaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 437 (1820)
481.3833 Genus Johnstonella Brand; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 249 (1925)
Distribution: W-USA, disjunct Peru to Chile and Argentina (2)
Species listed in database: 18
species :
Johnstonella albida (Kunth) M.E.Mabry & M.G.Simpson; Phytotaxa 425(4): 286 (2019)
Name: New Mexico cryptantha
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacán, Nuevo León, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha albida (Kunth) I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 53 (1923)
= Cryptantha argentinica Brand; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 318 (1924)
= Cryptantha falcata (Hieron.) I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 54 (1923)
= Cryptantha ramosa (Willd. ex Lehm.) Greene; Pittonia 1: 115 (1887)
= Eritrichium falcatum Hieron.; Bol. Acad. Ci. (Córdoba) 4: 64 (1881)
= Eritrichium hispidum Buckley; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13: 462 (1862), nom. illeg.
= Eritrichium ramosum A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 10: 132 (1846) non Gaterau
= Krynitzkia ramosa A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 274 (1885)
= Lithospermum ramosum Willd. ex Lehm.; Pl. Asperif. Nucif. 328 (1818)
= Myosotis albida Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 91 (1818)
species :
Johnstonella angelica (I.M.Johnst.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha angelica I.M.Johnst.; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 12: 1143 (1924)
species :
Johnstonella angustifolia (Torr.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Name: Panamint cryptantha
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha angustifolia (Torr.) Greene; Pittonia 1: 112 (1887)
= Eritrichium angustifolium Torr.; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 5(2, no. 7), Bot. [Williamson & Abbot] 363 (1857)
= Krynitzkia angustifolia (Torr.) A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 272 (1885)
species :
Johnstonella costata (Brandegee) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Name: Ribbed cryptantha
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha costata Brandegee; Bot. Gaz. 27(6): 453 (1899)
= Cryptantha saxorum Jeps.; Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 3: 345 (1943)
= Cryptantha seorsa J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 46 (1916)
species :
Johnstonella diplotricha (Phil.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Distribution: Argentina (Catamarca, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan); Chile (Arica y Parinacota)
85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha axillaris (Phil.) Reiche; Fl. Chile [Reiche] 5: 226 (1910)
= Cryptantha capituliflora var. compacta Brand; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.252, Heft 97 (Borag.-Cryptanth.): 38 (1931)
= Cryptantha diplotricha (Phil.) Reiche; Fl. Chile [Reiche] 5: 226 (1907)
= Cryptantha diplotricha var. humilis (Phil.) Reiche; Anales Univ. Chile 121: 821 (1907)
= Cryptantha hossei Brand; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 49 (1924)
= Cryptantha modesta Brand; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 48 (1924)
= Eritrichium axillare Phil.; Anales Mus. Nac., Santiago de Chile 57 (1891)
= Eritrichium diplotrichum Phil.; Anales Mus. Nac., Santiago de Chile 1891: 57 (1891)
= Eritrichium diplotrichum var. humilis Phil.; Anales Mus. Nac., Santiago de Chile 1891: 57 (1891)
species :
Johnstonella fastigiata (I.M.Johnst.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha fastigiata I.M.Johnst.; J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 388 (1939)
species :
Johnstonella geohintonii (B.L.Turner) M.G.Simpson & R.B.Kelley; Phytotaxa 425(4): 286 (2019)
Distribution: Mexico (Nuevo León)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha geohintonii B.L.Turner; Phytologia 90(3): 406 (2008)
species :
Johnstonella grayi (Vasey & Rose) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha grayi (Vasey & Rose) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 43 (1916)
= Krynitzkia grayi Vasey & Rose; Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 1888 11: 536 (1889)
variant :
var. cryptochaeta (J.F.Macbr.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha grayi var. cryptochaeta (J.F.Macbr.) I.M.Johnst.; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 12: 1145 (1924)
= Cryptantha micromeres var. cryptochaeta J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 46 (1916)
variant :
var. nesiotica (I.M.Johnst.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha grayi var. nesiotica I.M.Johnst.; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 12: 1146 (1924)
= Cryptantha nesiotica (I.M.Johnst.) Brand; Pflanzenreich [Engler] IV.252, Heft 97 (Borag.-Cryptanth.): 42 (1931)
species :
Johnstonella gypsites (I.M.Johnst.) Hasenstab & M.E.Mabry; Phytotaxa 425(4): 286 (2019)
Distribution: Mexico (Nuevo León)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha gypsites I.M.Johnst.; Wrightia 2: 17 (1959)
species :
Johnstonella holoptera (A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Name: Winged cryptantha
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha holoptera (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 44 (1916)
= Eritrichium holopterum A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 81 (1877)
= Krynitzkia holoptera (A.Gray) A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 276 (1885)
= Oreocarya holoptera (A.Gray) Greene; Pittonia 1: 57 (1889)
species :
Johnstonella inaequata Brand; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 250 (1925)
Distribution: W-USA
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha inaequata (Brand) I.M.Johnst.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 7: 444 (1922)
species :
Johnstonella mexicana (Brandegee) M.E.Mabry & M.G.Simpson; Phytotaxa 425(5): 286 (2019)
Name: Mexican cryptantha
Distribution: USA (New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Jalisco, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha mexicana (Brandegee) I.M.Johnst.; Wrightia 2: 161 (1961)
= Krynitzkia mexicana Brandegee; Zoë 5: 182 (1904)
species :
Johnstonella micromeres (A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Name: Pygmyflower cryptantha
Distribution: USA (California); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha micromeres (A.Gray) Greene; Pittonia 1: 113 (1887)
= Eritrichium angustifolium A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 165 (1862), nom. illeg.
= Eritrichium micromeris A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 90 (1883)
= Krynitzkia micromeres (A.Gray) A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 274 (1885)
species :
Johnstonella parviflora (Phil.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Distribution: Peru; Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama)
83 PER 85 CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha microphylla (Phil.) Reiche; Anales Univ. Chile 121: 828 (1907)
= Cryptantha parviflora (Phil.) Reiche; Fl. Chile [Reiche] 5: 226 (1910)
= Cryptantha piscoensis Brand; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 49 (1924)
= Cryptantha seleri Brand; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 317 (1924)
= Cryptantha umbelliformis Brand; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 317 (1924)
= Eritrichium microphyllum Phil.; Anales Mus. Nac., Santiago de Chile 1: 57 (1891)
= Eritrichium parviflorum Phil.; Fl. Atacam. 39 (1860)
species :
Johnstonella punensis M.G.Simpson & Muñoz-Schick; PhytoKeys 197: 151, figs. 1-6 (2022)
Distribution: Chile (Antofagasta)
85 CLE
species :
Johnstonella pusilla (Torr. & A.Gray) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson; Syst. Bot. 37(3): 754 (2012)
Name: Low cryptantha
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha pusilla (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene; Pittonia 1: 115 (1887)
= Eritrichium pusillum Torr. & A.Gray; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 2(4), ed. 2 [Pope]: 171 (1857)
= Krynitzkia pusilla (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 274 (1885)
species :
Johnstonella racemosa (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Brand; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 250 (1925)
Name: Bushy cryptantha
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cryptantha racemosa (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Greene; Pittonia 1: 115 (1887)
= Cryptantha racemosa var. lignosa I.M.Johnst.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 7: 445 (1922)
= Cryptantha ramosissima (A.Gray) Greene; Pittonia 1: 116 (1887)
= Cryptantha suffruticosa Piper; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 32: 42 (1919)
= Eritrichium racemosum S.Watson ex A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 226 (1881 publ. 1882)
= Krynitzkia racemosa (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Greene; Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 208 (1885)
= Krynitzkia ramosissima A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 277 (1885)
species :
Johnstonella sheylae G.S.Hinton; Phytoneuron 2021-14: 1 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
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