About Cryptantha nevadensis A.Nelson & Kenn.
Cryptantha nevadensis A.Nelson & Kenn. is a wildflower species belonging to the borage family. It is commonly known by two common names: Nevada catseye and Nevada forget-me-not. This small annual plant is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy and rocky soils across a variety of regional habitats. Like other species in the Cryptantha genus, it is a very hairy, bristly flowering herb with a curling inflorescence that resembles the shape of a fiddleneck. It rarely grows taller than half a meter. Its entire body is covered in long, white hairs, and its tiny white flowers measure approximately half a centimeter wide. Its fruit takes the form of a bumpy nutlet.
