Species Details

Cryptantha glomeriflora

clustered-flower cryptantha

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Species Description:

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.

Scientific Name:
Cryptantha glomeriflora Greene
Common Name:
clustered-flower cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae
Element Code: PDBOR0A130
USDA Plants Symbol: CRGL3
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status: JEP, FNA, POWO,
IPNI, Tropicos
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep
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Elevation:
1800 - 3750 meters
5905 - 12305 feet
General Habitats:
  • Great Basin scrub
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Subalpine coniferous forest
  • Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Granitic (sometimes)
  • Sandy
  • Volcanic (sometimes)
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:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
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)
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.
Presumed Extant
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