Cryptantha flava, commonly known as plateau yellow miner's candle, yellow cryptantha, and Brenda's yellow cryptantha, is a yellow-flowered perennial plant in the borage family found in the southwestern United States. It grows in sandy soils.
Description The stems of this hairy plant grow in clumps, reaching tall. The leaves are up to long, narrowly lanceolate, and broadest at the base.
From April to August, coils of yellow funnel-shaped flowers appear, each about long.
Similar species The most similar species associated with the genus is Oreocarya confertiflora.
Distribution and habitat It is found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.Fagan, Damian (2012), Canyon Country Wildflowers, 2nd ed., Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, It grows in sandy soils and open areas.
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