Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Cryptantha sp. - Cryptantha (Popcorn Flower) Cryptantha sp. - Cryptantha (Popcorn Flower)
Scientific Name: Cryptantha sp.
Common Name: Cryptantha, Popcorn Flower
Flower Color: White
Plant Type: Herb, Annual
Height: 4 inches to 2 feet (10 to 61 cm) tall
Date Observed: March 15, 2003
Notes: The flowers are small, tubular, 5-lobed, and in hairy, terminal-coiling flower cymes. The flowers are followed by tiny nutlets. The leaves are green, hairy or bristly, opposite to alternate, and narrow and elongated in shape. Our many species of these native plants usually bloom here in the springtime.
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