Taxon Report

Cryptantha dissita I.M. Johnst.

serpentine cryptantha

Print Report

©2019 Terry Gosliner

Classification


Scientific Name:	Cryptantha dissita I.M. Johnst.
Common Name:	serpentine cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0A0H2
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:	Cryptantha clevelandii var. dissita

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun	Apr-Jun
Elevation:	395-580 (1295-1905)
General Habitats:	Chaparral
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes:	changed from 1B.1 to 1B.2 on 2011-10-25

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	23
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	3
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	20

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Colusa (COL), Lake (LAK), Mendocino (MEN), Siskiyou (SIS), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Brushy Mtn. (3912352), Cloverdale (3812371), Detert Reservoir (3812265), Highland Springs (3812288), Hough Springs (3912225), Jamison Ridge (3912362), Jimtown (3812267), Lakeport (3912218), Leesville (3912224), Montague (4112265), Wilbur Springs (3912214), Yorkville (3812382), Yreka (4112266)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	5
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	6	26 %
Development	3	13%
Other	2	8%
Agriculture	1	4%
Erosion/runoff	1	4%
Mining	1	4%

Notes



Potentially threatened by development. See C. clevelandii in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 20:383 (1939) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Change on 2011-10-25

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].