Taxon Details

Johnstonella costata

ribbed cryptantha

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Taxon Summary:

Johnstonella costata, commonly known as ribbed cryptantha, is a annual herb in the Boraginaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Desert dunes, Mojavean desert scrub, and Sonoran desert scrub, growing at elevations from -60 to 500 meters. Johnstonella costata is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Johnstonella costata (Brandegee) Hasenstab & M.G. Simpson
Common Name: ribbed cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Element Code:	PDBOR0A0M0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Cryptantha costata
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-08-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Feb-May

Elevation:
-60 - 500 meters
-195 - 1640 feet

General Habitats:

Desert dunes
Mojavean desert scrub
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by development, vehicles, and non-native plants. See Systematic Botany 37(3):738-757 (2012) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
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

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Inyo (INY), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Grays Well (3211468), Grays Well NE (3211467), Midway Well NW (3211562), Acolita (3311512), Arica Mountains (3411418), Bannock (3411487), Borrego Mountain (3311622), Borrego Palm Canyon (3311634), Borrego Sink (3311623), Bristol Lake NW (3411546), Cactus (3211478), Cadiz Lake (3411534), Cadiz Lake NW (3411544), Cadiz Valley NW (3411524), Calexico (3211564), Calumet Mountains (3411535), Cathedral City (3311674), Cave Mountain (3511613), Clark Lake (3311633), Corn Spring (3311563), Cowhole Mountain (3511518), Coyote Wells (3211568), Cronese Lakes (3511623), Crucero Hill (3511612), Dale Lake (3411526), Dumont Dunes (3511662), East of Acolita (3311511), East of Victory Pass (3311573), Fall Canyon (3611772), Fonts Point (3311632), Ford Dry Lake (3311561), Fort Irwin (3511636), Furnace Creek (3611647), Glamis (3211581), Glamis NW (3211582), Glamis SW (3211572), Harpers Well (3311518), Heber (3211565), Hesperia (3411743), Holtville West (3211574), Hopkins Well (3311458), Indio (3311662), Kane Spring NE (3311527), Kane Spring NW (3311528), La Quinta (3311663), Lower Warm Springs (3611777), Martinez Mtn. (3311653), McCoy Spring (3311468), Mecca (3311651), Mesquite Flat (3611762), Mount Signal (3211566), Myoma (3311673), Needles (3411475), New Dale (3411516), Niland (3311525), Oasis (3311641), Ogilby (3211477), Painted Gorge (3211578), Palen Lake (3311572), Palm Springs (3311675), Palm View Peak (3311665), Rice (3411417), Roosevelt Mine (3311457), Saddle Peak Hills (3511663), Seventeen Palms (3311631), Shell Reef (3311621), Shore Line Butte (3511686), Sidewinder Well (3311562), Soda Lake South (3511611), Stovepipe Wells (3611752), Sunfair (3411622), Tecopa (3511672), Thumb Peak (3311447), Truckhaven (3311538), Twentynine Palms (3411621), Valjean Hills (3511661), Wileys Well (3311448), Yuha Basin (3211567)

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.

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