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: Flora of the Southern Colorado Plateau Network || << 1 - 50 taxa >>
Amsinckia tessellata
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Cryptantha abata
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Cryptantha ambigua
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Cryptantha angustifolia
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Cryptantha atwoodii
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Cryptantha bakeri
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Cryptantha barbigera
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Cryptantha capitata
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Cryptantha cinerea
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Cryptantha circumscissa
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Cryptantha compacta
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Cryptantha confertiflora
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Cryptantha crassisepala
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Cryptantha decipiens
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Cryptantha fendleri
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Cryptantha flava
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Cryptantha flavoculata
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Cryptantha fulvocanescens
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Cryptantha gracilis
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Cryptantha holoptera
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Cryptantha humilis
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Cryptantha longiflora
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Cryptantha maritima
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Cryptantha micrantha
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Cryptantha minima
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Cryptantha nevadensis
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Cryptantha osterhoutii
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Cryptantha pterocarya
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Cryptantha racemosa
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Cryptantha recurvata
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Cryptantha sericea
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Cryptantha setosissima
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Cryptantha tenuis
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Cryptantha utahensis
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Cryptantha virginensis
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Cynoglossum officinale
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Ellisia nyctelea
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Eucrypta micrantha
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Hackelia besseyi
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Hackelia floribunda
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Hackelia gracilenta
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Hackelia hirsuta
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Heliotropium convolvulaceum
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Heliotropium curassavicum
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Hydrophyllum fendleri
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Lappula heterosperma
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Lappula marginata
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Lappula occidentalis
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Lappula squarrosa
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Lithospermum cobrense
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