Cryptantha acrimuricata

Cryptantha acrimuricata J.M.André, L.M.Simpson & M.G.Simpson
Phytokeys 250: 193–213 (2024)

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Pronunciation/Pronunciación:
 Cryp-tán-tha a-cri-mu-ri-cà-ta
Etymology/Etimología:
 acri-, sharp, pointed, piercing + muricata, hard-pointed like a murex, in reference to the sharp-pointed muricate nutlet processes
Synonyms/Sinónimos:
 None
Type/Tipo:

J.M.André 40457, 10 May 2019, United States, California, San Bernardino County, New York Mountains, Mojave National Preseve,
Caruthers Canyon, 2.3 road miles north of junction of New York Mtns Rd, at base of steep ascent to Giant Ledge Mine (historic),
along closed dirt road paralleling perennially moist drainage; 35.24875N, 115.299217W, 1769 meters elevation.
      Holotype: RSA0633491; Isotypes: ASU, GMDRC, SBBG, SD, SDSU, UC, UCR


iNaturalist Records (Research Grade)

Distribution:
Cryptantha acrimuricata, map of known specimens. CCH2 map SEINet map
Left: Cryptantha acrimuricata, from known specimens cited in Simpson et al. 2024.
Middle: Georeferenced herbarium specimens from CCH2.org, Leaflet Open Street Map. Click map to see current records.
Right: Georeferenced herbarium specimens from SEINet, Leaflet Open Street Map. Click map to see current records.


Cryptantha acrimuricata, map of known specimens plus those of Cryptantha muricata.Cryptantha acrimuricata, map of known specimens plus those of Cryptantha muricata, large scale.
Cryptantha acrimuricata, from Simpson et al. 2024, showing distributions with Cryptantha muricata varieties. Arrow shows type locality.


Holotype:
 RSA0633491 herbarium specimen RSA0633491 fruiting calyx RSA0633491 fruiting calyx dissected open
RSA0633491 nutlet dorsal view RSA0633491 nutlet ventral view RSA0633491 nutlet lateral view
Cryptantha acrimuricata
J. André 40457, 10 May 2019 (RSA0633491)
United States, California, San Bernardino County, New York Mountains, Mojave National Preseve,
Caruthers Canyon, 2.3 road miles north of junction of New York Mtns Rd, at base of steep ascent to Giant Ledge Mine (historic),
along closed dirt road paralleling perennially moist drainage; 35.24875N, 115.299217W, 1769 meters elevation.


Exemplars:
 SDSU18622 specimen SDSU18622 fruit
 SDSU18622 nutlet dorsal view SDSU18622 nutlet ventral view SDSU18622 nutlet lateral view
Cryptantha acrimuricata
J. Andre 9554, 5 May 2008 (SDSU18622)
USA: California, San Bernardino Co., New York Mountains: growing in bottom of main drainage, just above main parking area/camp.
Caruthers Canyon, Mojave National Preserve. 35.22482, -115.30347, 1675 meters elevation


SDSU17573 specimen Cryptantha_acrimuricata-SDSU17573-MGS2794 image Cryptantha_acrimuricata-SDSU17573b image Cryptantha_acrimuricata-SDSU17573-MGS2794c image 
Cryptantha acrimuricata
Michael G. Simpson 2794, 2007-04-07 (SDSU17573)
United States, California, San Diego, Wash adjacent to and just west of jeep road, Rodriguez Canyon, ca. 2.0 miles southwest of Granite Mtn. peak., 33.03111 -116.50361, 946 m elev.


Cryptantha_acrimuricata-Boraginac-MGS4186-SDSU22965a plant Cryptantha_acrimuricata-Boraginac-MGS4186-SDSU22965b image Cryptantha_acrimuricata-Boraginac-MGS4186-SDSU22965c stem 
Cryptantha_acrimuricata-Boraginac-MGS4186-SDSU22965e inflorescence Cryptantha_acrimuricata-Boraginac-MGS4186-SDSU22965g cymules 
SDSU22965 herbarium voucher Cryptantha_acrimuricata-SDSU22965-1 stem SDSU22965a fruiting calyx SDSU22965b nutlets in fruit 
Cryptantha acrimuricata
Michael G. Simpson 4186, 2019-04-14 (SDSU22965),
United States, California, San Diego, Culp Valley, ca. 0.1 mile along dirt road, to parking lot at left, then 10 meters west of northern end of lot., 33.22209 -116.45791, 1014 m elev.




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