Species Details

Cryptantha dissita

serpentine cryptantha

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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

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes: changed from 1B.1 to 1B.2 on 2011-10-25
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jun

Elevation:
395 - 580 meters
1295 - 1905 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral (serpentinite)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

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:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					23
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	3	0	0	0	20

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	12
Recent <=20 Years	11

Presence:
Presumed Extant	23
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

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)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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