Species Details

Oreocarya crymophila

subalpine cryptantha

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Classification

Scientific Name: Oreocarya crymophila (I. M. Johnst.) Jeps. & Hoover
Common Name: subalpine cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0A0R0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CRCR5
Synonyms/Other Names: Cryptantha crymophila Jtn.

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-08-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jul-Aug

Elevation:
2600 - 3200 meters
8530 - 10500 feet

General Habitats:

Subalpine coniferous forest (rocky, volcanic)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	6 %
Other	1	6%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					16
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	0	0	0	0	13

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	7

Presence:
Presumed Extant	16
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alpine (ALP), Mono (MNO), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Dardanelle (3811937), Dardanelles Cone (3811947), Disaster Peak (3811946), Ebbetts Pass (3811957), Freel Peak (3811978), Lost Cannon Peak (3811945), Pacific Valley (3811958), Pickel Meadow (3811935), Sonora Pass (3811936), Spicer Meadows Res. (3811948)

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

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Name Change:	Non-Substantive Name Changes: Multiple taxa in various plant families from the Jepson eFlora revisions 8, 9, and 10
Original Description:	Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21:65 (1940)