Taxon Report

Cryptantha clokeyi Jtn.

Clokey's cryptantha

Print Report

Classification


Scientific Name:	Cryptantha clokeyi Jtn.
Common Name:	Clokey's cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0A3M0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CRCL2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr	Apr
Elevation:	725-1365 (2380-4480)
General Habitats:	Mojavean desert scrub
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 2010-08-03

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	18
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	18

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blind Hills (3411573), Castle Dome (3411564), Coyote Lake (3511617), Danby (3411563), Del Sur (3411863), Eagle Crags (3511741), Fairmont Butte (3411874), Homewood Canyon (3511784), Johannesburg (3511736), Lake Hughes (3411864), Maturango Peak (3611714), Panamint (3611711), Paradise Range (3511627), Pilot Knob (3511742), Slocum Mtn. (3511732), Spangler Hills West (3511755), Van Winkle Spring (3411575), Van Winkle Wash (3411565), Weldon (3511863), West of Blind Hills (3411574), White Horse Mtn. (3411658)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	1
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	1	6 %
Mining	1	5%

Notes



Threatened by military activities and alteration of fire regimes. See Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 20:387 (1939) for original description.
Threats:

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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 December 2024].