Boraginaceae
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Herbs, shrubs, or trees with bristly hairs, usually simple hairs, alternate and spiral. Inflorescences determinate, often a scorpioid cyme, with perfect and radial flowers, calyx of 5 sepals, distinct or connate, corolla usually rotate and bearing appendages, funnel-like or tubular, stamens 5, epipetalous. Superior ovary with variable placentation, 2 connate carpels, divided in 2, making 4 chambers, with a gynobasic style.  Fruits a drupe, schizocarp, or capsule with nutlets.

Species within checklist: Castle Dome Mountains
Cryptantha angustifolia
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Cryptantha barbigera
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Cryptantha holoptera
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Cryptantha racemosa
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Eucrypta micrantha
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Pectocarya heterocarpa
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Pectocarya platycarpa
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Pectocarya recurvata
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Phacelia neglecta
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Phacelia pedicellata
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Phacelia rotundifolia
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Plagiobothrys jonesii
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