{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{speciesbox |image = Cryptantha_intermedia_3734.JPG |genus = Cryptantha |species = intermedia |authority = (Gray) Greene |synonyms = ''Cryptantha fragilis''<br>''Cryptantha grandiflora''<br>''Cryptantha hendersonii'' }}
'''''Cryptantha intermedia''''' is a species of wildflower in the borage family known by several common names, including '''common cryptantha''', '''Clearwater cryptantha''', and '''nievitas'''.
This plant is native to the woodlands and forests of western North America from British Columbia to Baja California. It is often a member of the chaparral plant community.
==Description== ''Cryptantha intermedia'' is an annual plant with a rough, hairy, branching stem reaching a maximum of half a meter in height. It grows from a mostly basal clump of hairy leaves one to several centimeters long.
The erect stems are topped with one or more small flowers, each about a centimeter wide and bright white, sometimes with yellow coloration in the throat.
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Cryptantha intermedia|''Cryptantha intermedia''}} *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2030,2057,2084 Jepson Manual Treatment: ''Cryptantha intermedia''] *[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Cryptantha+intermedia ''Cryptantha intermedia'' — Photo gallery]
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intermedia Category:Flora of the Western United States Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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