| Cryptantha simulans GreenePittonia 5: 54 (1902) | 
|  Pronunciation/Pronunciación: | Cryp-tán-tha sí-mu-lans | 
| Etymology/Etimología: | "simulating," apparently in reference to Greene's statement that the species resembles both C. torreyana and C. ambigua in various features. | 
| Synonyms/Sinónimos: | Homotypic Synonym: C. ambigua f. simulans (Greene) Brand, Pflanzenr. (Engler) [Heft 97] 4, Fam. 252: 68 (1931) Heterotypic Synonym: C. steubelii Brand, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 58 (1927) | 
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          Type/Tipo:  | G. Hansen s.n., 1892, USA: California: Amador County, Jackson | 
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