Taxon Report

Cryptantha spithamaea I.M. Johnston

Red Hills cryptantha

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Cryptantha spithamaea I.M. Johnston
Common Name:	Red Hills cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0A2M2
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May	Apr-May
Elevation:	275-460 (900-1510)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Cismontane woodland
Microhabitat:	Openings (sometimes), Serpentine, Streambanks (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:	added to 1B.3 on 2014-12-18

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	6
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	6

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Calaveras (CAL), Mariposa (MPA), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Angels Camp (3812015), Chinese Camp (3712074), Coulterville (3712062), Moccasin (3712073), New Melones Dam (3712085), Sonora (3712084)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Similar to C. hispidula and C. mariposae. A synonym of C. flaccida in TJM (1993). See Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 20(3):385-386 for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2014-12-18

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 2 January 2025].