Taxon Report

Cryptantha glomeriflora Greene

clustered-flower cryptantha

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Taxon Summary

Cryptantha glomeriflora, commonly known as clustered-flower cryptantha, is a annual herb in the Boraginaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Great Basin scrub, Meadows and seeps, Subalpine coniferous forest, and Upper montane coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 1800 to 3750 meters. Cryptantha glomeriflora is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

  Classification
Scientific Name:
 Cryptantha glomeriflora Greene
Common Name:
 clustered-flower cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae
Element Code: PDBOR0A130
USDA Plants Symbol: CRGL3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep Jun-Sep
Elevation: 1800-3750 (5905-12305)
General Habitats: Great Basin scrub, Meadows and seeps, Subalpine coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat: Granitic (sometimes), Sandy, Volcanic (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Global Rank: G4Q
State Rank:
 S4
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

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

Location
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alpine (ALP), Fresno (FRE), Inyo (INY), Lassen (LAS), Madera (MAD), Mono (MNO), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Tulare (TUL), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bartlett (3611841), Benton (3711874), Bishop (3711834), Blanco Mtn. (3711842), Bloody Mtn. (3711858), Bodie (3811921), Carson Pass (3811968), Casa Vieja Meadows (3611823), Chagoopa Falls (3611844), Chris Flat (3811944), Cirque Peak (3611842), Convict Lake (3711857), Crag Peak (3611812), Crooked Creek (3711841), Crystal Crag (3711951), Dardanelle (3811937), Desert Creek Peak (3811953), Dexter Canyon (3711877), Durrwood Creek (3611814), Ebbetts Pass (3811957), Glass Mountain (3711876), Heenan Lake (3811966), Hobart Mills (3912042), Johnson Peak (3611843), Kern Lake (3611834), Kern Peak (3611833), Mammoth Mtn. (3711961), Mineral King (3611845), Monache Mountain (3611822), Mount Whitney (3611853), Mt. Abbot (3711847), Mt. Barcroft (3711852), Mt. Brewer (3611864), Mt. Clarence King (3611874), Mt. Hilgard (3711837), Mt. Kaweah (3611854), Mt. Langley (3611852), Mt. Morgan (3711846), Mt. Patterson (3811943), Mt. Ritter (3711962), Mt. Williamson (3611863), Pickel Meadow (3811935), Rockhouse Basin (3511882), Sacatar Canyon (3511881), Silver City (3611846), Sonora Pass (3811936), Sweetwater Creek (3811942), Templeton Mtn. (3611832), Tioga Pass (3711983), Triple Divide Peak (3611855), Truckee (3912032), Tungsten Hills (3711835), Vogelsang Peak (3711973), Westwood East (4012038), Westwood West (4012131), White Dome (3511872)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Notes
May be a reduced alpine derivative of C. affinis. See Pittonia 1:116 (1887) for original description, and Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 74:3-114 (1925) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 9 May 2025].