Cryptantha scoparia

Cryptantha scoparia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Cryptantha
Species:	C. scoparia

Cryptantha scoparia is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Miners candle. It has been found in Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado but there have only been 5 confirmed sightings in recent years. It is a small slender herb which prefers open sunny sites often in semi arid canyons and hillsides. ^[1]

References

1. ↑ Washington state - Cryptantha scoparia

Further reading

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• Hitchcock, C.L., A. Cronquist, M. Ownbey, J.W. Thompson. 1959. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest Part 4: Ericaceae Through Campanulaceae. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA. 510 pp.