Species Details

Cryptantha wigginsii

Wiggins' cryptantha

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Classification

Scientific Name: Cryptantha wigginsii I.M. Johnst.
Common Name: Wiggins' cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0A400
USDA Plants Symbol:	CRWI7
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.2 on 2013-05-21
Add Date:	2013-05-21
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Feb-Jun

Elevation:
20 - 275 meters
65 - 900 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Clay (often)

Notes

Notes: Discovered in CA in 2010 by P. McConnell. Threatened by non-native plants. Potentially threatened by development, urbanization, fuel management activities, hydrological alteration, illegal dumping, recreational activities, and erosion. Similar to C. clevelandii. Not in TJM 2. See Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 20:387 (1939) for original description, and Madroño 60(1):24-34 (2013) for information on discovery in CA.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	8
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	50 %
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	3	30%
Foot traffic/trampling	3	30%
Erosion/runoff	2	20%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	2	20%
Non-native plant impacts	1	10%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	10%
Biocides	1	10%
Development	1	10%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					10
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	3	1	0	0	6

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	3
Recent <=20 Years	7

Presence:
Presumed Extant	10
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Riverside (RIV), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bachelor Mtn. (3311751), Encinitas (3311713), San Luis Rey (3311723), Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina West (3311845)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2013-05-21