Taxon Report

Johnstonella holoptera (A. Gray) Hasenstab & M.G. Simpson

winged cryptantha

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Taxon Summary

Johnstonella holoptera, commonly known as winged cryptantha, is a annual herb in the Boraginaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Mojavean desert scrub, and Sonoran desert scrub, growing at elevations from 100 to 1690 meters. Johnstonella holoptera is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Johnstonella holoptera (A. Gray) Hasenstab & M.G. Simpson
Common Name:	winged cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0A180
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:	Cryptantha holoptera

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Apr	Mar-Apr
Elevation:	100-1690 (330-5545)
General Habitats:	Mojavean desert scrub, Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4G5
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: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Inyo (INY), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Grays Well NE (3211467), Amboy (3411556), Araz (3211476), Arlington Mine (3311478), Avawatz Pass (3511654), Badwater (3611627), Baker (3511631), Ballarat (3611712), Borrego Mountain SE (3311611), Borrego Palm Canyon (3311634), Broadwell Lake (3411672), Cadiz Valley NW (3411524), Cadiz Valley SW (3411514), Calexico (3211564), Carrizo Mtn. (3211671), Carrizo Mtn. NE (3211681), Cathedral City (3311674), Cibola (3311436), Cottonwood Basin (3311568), Cottonwood Canyon (3611753), Coyote Wells (3211568), Danby Lake (3411521), Death Valley Junction (3611634), Devils Golf Course (3611637), Dry Bone Canyon (3611773), East of Sand Flat (3611763), Echo Canyon (3611646), Epaulet Peak (3511685), Fall Canyon (3611772), Fawnskin (3411638), Funeral Peak (3611615), Furnace Creek (3611647), Gene Wash (3411432), Glamis NW (3211582), Gold Valley (3611616), Harris Hill (3611754), Heber (3211565), Hedges (3211487), Imperial Reservoir (3211484), Iron Mountains (3411522), Ivanpah Lake (3511554), Jail Canyon (3611722), Kearsarge Peak (3611873), Kelso (3511516), La Quinta (3311663), Laguna Dam (3211474), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), Lavic Lake (3411663), Lees Camp (3611656), Little Picacho Peak (3211485), Lower Warm Springs (3611777), McCoy Peak (3311467), McCoy Spring (3311468), Mecca (3311651), Mortmar (3311558), Nevares Peak (3611657), North of Tecopa Pass (3511681), Painted Gorge (3211578), Palm Springs (3311675), Palo Verde Peak (3311437), Panamint (3611711), Panamint Butte (3611743), Picacho (3311415), Picacho Peak (3211486), Picacho SW (3311416), Ranchita (3311625), Rancho Mirage (3311664), Roosevelt Mine (3311457), Ryan (3611636), Shore Line Butte (3511686), Silurian Hills (3511651), Sleeping Beauty (3411673), Soda Lake South (3511611), Telescope Peak (3611721), Thermal Canyon (3311661), Thumb Peak (3311447), Toro Peak (3311654), Ubehebe Crater (3711714), Upper Centennial Flat (3611727), Vidal (3411415), Waucoba Canyon (3611788), Waucoba Spring (3711718), West of Teakettle Junction (3611776), Whipple Wash (3411433), Wildrose Peak (3611731), Yuma West (3211466)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Potentially threatened by vehicles and development. See Systematic Botany 37(3):738-757 (2012) for revised nomenclature.
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 13 May 2025].