Taxon Details

Johnstonella holoptera

winged cryptantha

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Taxon Summary:

Johnstonella holoptera, commonly known as winged cryptantha, is a annual herb in the Boraginaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Mojavean desert scrub, and Sonoran desert scrub, growing at elevations from 100 to 1690 meters. Johnstonella holoptera is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Johnstonella holoptera (A. Gray) Hasenstab & M.G. Simpson
Common Name: winged cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0A180
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Cryptantha holoptera
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Apr

Elevation:
100 - 1690 meters
330 - 5545 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by vehicles and development. See Systematic Botany 37(3):738-757 (2012) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Nevada (NV), Sonora, Mexico (SO)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Inyo (INY), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Grays Well NE (3211467), Amboy (3411556), Araz (3211476), Arlington Mine (3311478), Avawatz Pass (3511654), Badwater (3611627), Baker (3511631), Ballarat (3611712), Borrego Mountain SE (3311611), Borrego Palm Canyon (3311634), Broadwell Lake (3411672), Cadiz Valley NW (3411524), Cadiz Valley SW (3411514), Calexico (3211564), Carrizo Mtn. (3211671), Carrizo Mtn. NE (3211681), Cathedral City (3311674), Cibola (3311436), Cottonwood Basin (3311568), Cottonwood Canyon (3611753), Coyote Wells (3211568), Danby Lake (3411521), Death Valley Junction (3611634), Devils Golf Course (3611637), Dry Bone Canyon (3611773), East of Sand Flat (3611763), Echo Canyon (3611646), Epaulet Peak (3511685), Fall Canyon (3611772), Fawnskin (3411638), Funeral Peak (3611615), Furnace Creek (3611647), Gene Wash (3411432), Glamis NW (3211582), Gold Valley (3611616), Harris Hill (3611754), Heber (3211565), Hedges (3211487), Imperial Reservoir (3211484), Iron Mountains (3411522), Ivanpah Lake (3511554), Jail Canyon (3611722), Kearsarge Peak (3611873), Kelso (3511516), La Quinta (3311663), Laguna Dam (3211474), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), Lavic Lake (3411663), Lees Camp (3611656), Little Picacho Peak (3211485), Lower Warm Springs (3611777), McCoy Peak (3311467), McCoy Spring (3311468), Mecca (3311651), Mortmar (3311558), Nevares Peak (3611657), North of Tecopa Pass (3511681), Painted Gorge (3211578), Palm Springs (3311675), Palo Verde Peak (3311437), Panamint (3611711), Panamint Butte (3611743), Picacho (3311415), Picacho Peak (3211486), Picacho SW (3311416), Ranchita (3311625), Rancho Mirage (3311664), Roosevelt Mine (3311457), Ryan (3611636), Shore Line Butte (3511686), Silurian Hills (3511651), Sleeping Beauty (3411673), Soda Lake South (3511611), Telescope Peak (3611721), Thermal Canyon (3311661), Thumb Peak (3311447), Toro Peak (3311654), Ubehebe Crater (3711714), Upper Centennial Flat (3611727), Vidal (3411415), Waucoba Canyon (3611788), Waucoba Spring (3711718), West of Teakettle Junction (3611776), Whipple Wash (3411433), Wildrose Peak (3611731), Yuma West (3211466)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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