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Species Details

Cryptantha scoparia

gray cryptantha

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Cryptantha scoparia A. Nels.
Common Name:
gray cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae
Element Code: PDBOR0A2Q0
USDA Plants Symbol: CRSC2
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G4?
State Rank:
 S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-05-26

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Jul
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Elevation:
1890 - 2745 meters
6200 - 9005 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chenopod scrub
  • Great Basin scrub
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:

  Notes

Notes:
Plants from INY Co. may be an undescribed taxon also occurring in Nye Co., NV. See C. nevadensis in The Jepson Manual. See Botanical Gazette 54:144 (1912) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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)
California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Lassen (LAS), Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Benton (3711874), Big Alkali (3811922), Blanco Mtn. (3711842), Calneva Lake (4012021), Cowhorn Valley (3711821), Crooked Creek (3711841), Haiwee Reservoirs (3611728), Joshua Flats (3711728), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Mazourka Peak (3611881), River Spring (3711885), Talc City Hills (3611736), Waucoba Mtn. (3711811), Westgard Pass (3711832)
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

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 November 2024].