| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Cryptantha argentea I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 78: 42 (1927) |
| Native Range | n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | densely silvery strigose, stems ramose, leaves lanceolate, 5-15mm, cincinni short, dense, without bracts, flowers sessile, sepals lanceolate, 3mm, corolla infundibuliform, 5m |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |