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)

iNaturalist Observation (efmer, iNat152738657), showing a perennial plant from stout, woody, rootstock, first documentation of a perennial N. Am. Cryptantha!:
iNat152738657 observation of plant iNat152738657 observation of plant rootstock


Distribution:
Cryptantha acrimuricata, map of known specimens. CCH2 map of Cryptantha acrimuricata SEINet map of Cryptantha acrimuricata
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 and Cryptantha muricata map, from Simpson et al. 2024Cryptantha acrimuricata and Cryptantha muricata large scale map, from Simpson et al. 2024
Cryptantha acrimuricata, from Simpson et al. 2024, showing distributions with Cryptantha muricata varieties. Arrow shows type locality.


Holotype:
 RSA0633491 herbarium specimen of Cryptantha acrimuriata RSA0633491 fruiting calyx of Cryptantha acrimuriata RSA0633491 fruiting calyx dissected open of Cryptantha acrimuriata
RSA0633491 nutlet dorsal view of Cryptantha acrimuriata RSA0633491 nutlet ventral view of Cryptantha acrimuriata RSA0633491 nutlet lateral view of Cryptantha acrimuriata
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 of Cryptantha acrimuriata SDSU18622 fruit of Cryptantha acrimuriata
 SDSU18622 nutlet dorsal view of Cryptantha acrimuriata SDSU18622 nutlet ventral view of Cryptantha acrimuriata SDSU18622 nutlet lateral view of Cryptantha acrimuriata
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 of Cryptantha acrimuriata Cryptantha_acrimuricata-SDSU17573-MGS2794 image of Cryptantha acrimuriata Cryptantha_acrimuricata-SDSU17573b image of Cryptantha acrimuriata Cryptantha_acrimuricata-SDSU17573-MGS2794c image of Cryptantha acrimuriata 
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 inflorescence  Cryptantha_acrimuricata-Boraginac-MGS4186-SDSU22965c stem 
Cryptantha_acrimuricata-Boraginac-MGS4186-SDSU22965e inflorescence Cryptantha_acrimuricata-Boraginac-MGS4186-SDSU22965g cymules 
SDSU22965 herbarium voucher of Cryptantha acrimuriata Cryptantha_acrimuricata-SDSU22965-1 stem of Cryptantha acrimuriata SDSU22965a fruiting calyx of Cryptantha acrimuriata SDSU22965b nutlets in fruit of Cryptantha acrimuriata 
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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