Wingnut Cryptantha

Patrick J. Alexander.

Patrick J. Alexander.

Patrick J. Alexander.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Around the east entrance of Zion Nat. Park, Utah. Date: 23 April 2016, 17:30. Source: 2016.04.23_17.30.29_IMG_4991. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). North of Sprindale, Zion Nat. Park, Utah. Source: 2017.04.14_08.11.54_IMG_0031. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Four miles north-west from Vernal, Utah. Our fourth stop of the West-of-Vernal trip of the Annual Meeting of American Penstemon Society. Date: 3 June 2017, 15:32. Source: 2017.06.03_15.32.10_IMG_0297. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Along the Virgin River in Springdale, near Zion Park, Utah. Date: 21 April 2016, 18:40. Source: 2016.04.21_18.40.47_DSC03500. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Four miles north-west from Vernal, Utah. Our fourth stop of the West-of-Vernal trip of the Annual Meeting of American Penstemon Society. Date: 8 June 2017, 15:28. Source: 2017.06.08_15.28.21_IMG_0638. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Along the Virgin River in Springdale, near Zion Park, Utah. In many Cryptanthas, the leaves wither non-uniformly: while the most of the leaf surface is blacken, the hair bases remain white. Date: 27 April 2016, 19:03. Source: 2016.04.27_19.03.33_IMG_5114. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Johnson Lakes Canyon, Kane County, Utah. Date: 1 June 2016, 06:17. Source: 2016.06.01_06.17.05_IMG_6299. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Along the Virgin River in Springdale, near Zion Park, Utah. Heterocarpous type of Cryptantha: three nutlets are winged, whereas the odd nutlet is not winged. Date: 27 April 2016, 18:52. Source: 2016.04.27_18.52.34_IMG_5113. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Around the east entrance of Zion Nat. Park, Utah. Date: 23 April 2016, 17:29. Source: 2016.04.23_17.29.48_IMG_4990. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Along the Virgin River in Springdale, near Zion Park, Utah. Date: 27 April 2016, 17:50. Source: 2016.04.27_17.50.41_IMG_3353. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Johnson Lakes Canyon, Kane County, Utah. Date: 27 May 2016, 12:08. Source: 2016.05.27_12.08.06_IMG_5836. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Along the Virgin River in Springdale, near Zion Park, Utah. Date: 21 April 2016, 18:40. Source: 2016.04.21_18.40.39_DSC03499. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Johnson Lakes Canyon, Kane County, Utah. Date: 27 May 2016, 11:47. Source: 2016.05.27_11.47.42_IMG_5813. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Four miles north-west from Vernal, Utah. Our fourth stop of the West-of-Vernal trip of the Annual Meeting of American Penstemon Society. Date: 3 June 2017, 15:32. Source: 2017.06.03_15.32.40_IMG_0299. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Johnson Lakes Canyon, Kane County, Utah. Date: 27 May 2016, 12:08. Source: 2016.05.27_12.08.27_IMG_5837. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Along the Virgin River in Springdale, near Zion Park, Utah. Date: 27 April 2016, 17:50. Source: 2016.04.27_17.50.11_IMG_3352. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Along the Virgin River in Springdale, near Zion Park, Utah. C. pterocarya is easily recognized by the plump shape of the fruiting flower. Date: 21 April 2016, 18:41. Source: 2016.04.21_18.41.03_DSC03501. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Johnson Lakes Canyon, Kane County, Utah. Date: 1 June 2016, 06:23. Source: 2016.06.01_06.23.55_IMG_6300. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.

Description: Wingnut catseye (Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya), Borage family (Boraginaceae). Along the Virgin River in Springdale, near Zion Park, Utah. Date: 21 April 2016, 18:41. Source: 2016.04.21_18.41.31_DSC03502. Author: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA.