Composite figure showing the distribution and appearance of Cryptantha stylosa. Top left: satellite view of Isla San Ambrosio with marked observation sites. Top right: map showing the island’s position about 900 km west of the Chilean mainland. Bottom images: a low, woody shrub growing on rocky volcanic ground and a close-up of its silvery-green shoots with small white flowers.

A plant nearly 900 km offshore 🌊

#Cryptantha stylosa is endemic to Isla San Ambrosio, a tiny island far west of central #Chile. Long treated as a taxonomic outlier, it turns out to be a striking example of long-distance dispersal in #Boraginaceae. @phytokeys.pensoft.net

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Clearwater Cryptantha blooming, San Bernardino National Forest, June 8, 2025. More flora & fauna photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #ClearwaterCryptantha #SantaRosaandSanJacintoMountainsNationalMonument #SanBernardinoNationalForest

Clearwater Cryptantha blooming, San Bernardino National Forest, June 8, 2025. More flora & fauna photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #ClearwaterCryptantha #SantaRosaandSanJacintoMountainsNationalMonument #SanBernardinoNationalForest

Clearwater Cryptantha blooming, San Bernardino National Forest, June 8, 2025. More flora & fauna photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #ClearwaterCryptantha #SantaRosaandSanJacintoMountainsNationalMonument #SanBernardinoNationalForest

Clearwater Cryptantha blooming, San Bernardino National Forest, June 8, 2025. More flora & fauna photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #ClearwaterCryptantha #SantaRosaandSanJacintoMountainsNationalMonument #SanBernardinoNationalForest

Clearwater Cryptantha blooming, San Bernardino National Forest, June 8, 2025.

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Cushion Cryptanthas blooming, Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, May 14, 2025. #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #CushionCryptantha #OwensValley #EasternSierraNevadaMountains

Cushion Cryptanthas blooming, Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, May 14, 2025. #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #CushionCryptantha #OwensValley #EasternSierraNevadaMountains

Cushion Cryptanthas blooming, Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, May 14, 2025. #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #CushionCryptantha #OwensValley #EasternSierraNevadaMountains

Cushion Cryptanthas blooming, Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, May 14, 2025.

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Annual Cryptanthas budding and blooming, Owens Valley, May 14, 2025. More flora and fauna photos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #AnnualCryptantha #OwensValley #EasternSierraNevadaMountains #CNPSwildflowers

Annual Cryptanthas budding and blooming, Owens Valley, May 14, 2025. More flora and fauna photos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #AnnualCryptantha #OwensValley #EasternSierraNevadaMountains #CNPSwildflowers

Annual Cryptanthas budding and blooming, Owens Valley, May 14, 2025. More flora and fauna photos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #AnnualCryptantha #OwensValley #EasternSierraNevadaMountains #CNPSwildflowers

Annual Cryptanthas budding and blooming, Owens Valley, May 14, 2025. More flora and fauna photos https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #AnnualCryptantha #OwensValley #EasternSierraNevadaMountains #CNPSwildflowers

Annual Cryptanthas budding and blooming, Owens Valley, May 14, 2025.

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Cushion Cryptantha budding and blooming, Crowley Lake, May 13, 2025. More flora and fauna photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #CushionCryptantha #CrowleyLake #CNPSwildflowers

Cushion Cryptantha budding and blooming, Crowley Lake, May 13, 2025. More flora and fauna photos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=dgrimmphd&verifiable=any #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #CushionCryptantha #CrowleyLake #CNPSwildflowers

Cushion Cryptantha budding and blooming, Crowley Lake, May 13, 2025.

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#CrowleyLake
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Incredibly tiny Greeneocharis circumscissa and a good reminder why having a way to scale your tiny plants is important. Seen today near Frenchman Coulee, WA. #Cryptantha #Boraginaceae #wildflowers #TinyFlowers

Guadeloupe Cryptantha blooming, Historic VillaRoma, PalmSprings, April 1, 2025. #Flower #Flower #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #GuadeloupeCryptantha #PalmSprings

Guadeloupe Cryptantha blooming, Historic VillaRoma, PalmSprings, April 1, 2025. #Flower #Flower #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #GuadeloupeCryptantha #PalmSprings

Guadeloupe Cryptantha blooming, Historic VillaRoma, PalmSprings, April 1, 2025.

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Bearded Cryptantha budding, Historic Villa Roma, Palm Springs, March 28, 2025. #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #BeardedCryptantha #PalmSprings

Bearded Cryptantha budding, Historic Villa Roma, Palm Springs, March 28, 2025. #Flower #Flowers #Nature #Cryptantha #Cryptanthas #BeardedCryptantha #PalmSprings

Bearded Cryptantha budding, Historic Villa Roma, Palm Springs, March 28, 2025.

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