Cryptantha affinis

Cryptantha affinis (A.Gray) Greene

Pittonia 1: 119 (1887)

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Pronunciation/Pronunciación:
 Cryp-tán-tha  af-fì-nis
Etymology/Etimología:
 "related, similar to", perhaps with reference to C. leiocarpa, as A. Gray (1885: 271) stated in the protologue (for the basionym Krynitzia affinis): "It has, with others, passed under the name Eritrichium leiocarpum [=Cryptantha leiocarpa] and in appearance is most like the original Krynitzkia" [=K. leiocarpa]
Synonyms/Sinónimos:
 Homotypic Synonyms:
   Krynitzia affinis A.Gray (Basionym), Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 270. 1885
Heterotypic Synonyms:
    Krynitzkia pustulata Blankinship, Sci. Stud. Montana Coll. Agric., Bot. 1: 96 (1905)
   Cryptantha geminata Greene, Pittonia 1: 119. 1887
   Cryptantha confusa Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 679. 1909
Type/Tipo:

Syntypes:
D. Lyall s.n., 1860, USA: Oregon, east side of Cascades (GH00095923)
W. N. Suksdorf 455, June 1880, USA: Washington, Klickitat County, Falcon Valley (GH00095925)
S. Watson 286, 13 July 1880, USA: Idaho, Beaver Cañon (GH00095924)

Johnston 1925 Description, p. 101
Description in The Jepson eFlora


Phylogenetic Relationships:
Cladogram from Simpson et al. 2017
Cladogram from Mabry and Simpson 2018
Cladograms from: Top, Simpson et al. 2017:1411, cpDNA results; Bottom, Mabry and Simpson 2018:63, concatenated results.
In all these results, Cryptantha affinis is part of a well-supported clade with C. clevelandii, C. corollata, C. decipiens, and C. aff. wigginsii [=C. catalinensis], these sister to C. microstachys.


Cryptantha affinis BONAP map Map of Cryptantha affinis, from CCH2.org data. Cryptantha affinis SEINet map
Left: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2012. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html).
COLOR KEY: Dark green=present in state; Light green=present in county, not rare. Accessed 12 Jan 2013.
Middle: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records. RIght: SEINet. Click to see current herbarium records.


Syntypes:
Krynitzia affinis A.Gray = Cryptantha affinis (A.Gray) Greene
D. Lyall s.n., 1860, USA: Oregon, east side of Cascades (GH00095923)
W. N. Suksdorf 455, June 1880, USA: Washington, Klickitat County, Falcon Valley (GH00095925)
S. Watson 286, 13 July 1880, USA: Idaho, Beaver Cañon (GH00095924)


Exemplars:
Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) herbarium specimen Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) nutlet dorsal view Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) nutlet ventral view Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) nutlet lateral view
Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) stem Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) stem plus leaf Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) inflorescence cymule
Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) fruiting calyx Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) fruiting calyx2 Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) fruiting calyx3 Cryptantha affinis (SDSU05410) fruiting calyx showing 4 nutlets
Cryptantha affinis (A. Gray) Greene
Howe 2315, 15 Aug 1953 (SDSU05410), United States, California, San Bernardino County, North side of San Gorgonio, San Bernardino Mts.
34.11, -116.82, ca. 2440 meters


Cryptantha affinis SDSU23665 herbarium specimen
Cryptantha affinis SDSU23665, whole plant Cryptantha affinis SDSU23665, stem and leaves 
Cryptantha affinis SDSU23665, cymule Cryptantha affinis SDSU23665, fruiting calyx 
Cryptantha affinis (A. Gray) Greene
Michael G. Simpson 4794 (SDSU23665), 2022-07-16,
United States, California, Nevada County, 39.32337 -120.5612, Elevation: 1706 meters




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