Cryptantha juniperensis

Pronunciation/Pronunciación:	Cryp-tán-tha ju-ni-pe-rén-sis
Etymology/Etimología:	“in the habitat of juniper,” as populations of Cryptantha juniperensis are very frequently found in juniper woodlands
Synonyms/Sinónimos:	Homotypic Synonyms: Cryptantha nevadensis A.Nelson & P.B.Kennedy var. rigida I.M.Johnston, Contr. Gray Herb. 74: 68. 1925 Cryptantha intermedia (A. Gray) Greene var. rigida (I. M. Johnston) Brand, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV, Fam. 252 (Heft 97): 70. 1931
Type/Tipo:	C. G. Pringle s.n., 16 May 1882 Holotype: GH00096065) Isotype: MO2246528 [Note: “C.G. Pringle 14769” on isotype specimen]

Johnston 1925 Description (as C. nevadensis var. rigida), p. 68

Jepson eFlora Treatment

Phylogenetic Relationships:

Cladograms from: Top, Simpson et al. 2017:1411, cpDNA results; Bottom, Mabry and Simpson 2018:64, Astral results.
In all these results, Cryptantha juniperensis is sister to C. nemaclada, part of a well-supported clade including C. leiocarpa and C. hispidissima,
these sister to the South American Globulifera Clade.

Distribution:

Top: Map from Simpson and Kelley 2017.
Bottom: Interactive Maps. Click to see current herbarium records. Bottom Left: CCH2; Bottom Right: SEINet. Both accessed 7 Feb 2021.

Holotype:

C. G. Pringle s.n., 16 May 1882, USA: California, hills bordering the Mojave desert “about hills of Cajon Pass”
GH00096065

Specimens:
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