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Oreocarya depressa

(M.E. Jones) J.F. Macbride

Dent-nut Cat's-eye

G3Vulnerable Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144067
Element CodePDBOR0A010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusOreocarya
Synonyms
Cryptantha abataI.M. Johnston
Other Common Names
dentnut cryptantha (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-08-29
Change Date1996-12-02
Edition Date1996-12-05
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C. (1993); B. Franklin (1996)
Rank Reasons
Known from approximately 25 locations (43 collections) in 8 Utah counties. Also known from 2 Nevada counties, and 1 Arizona county.
Range Extent Comments
Western Utah, adjacent Nevada, and northern Arizona (Monument Valley, Navajo County, south side of Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Beaver Dam and near Burro Creek, Mohave County).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Volcanic ridges. Rocky, sandy, or gravelly soils, mostly in sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, and ponderosa pine communities. 1800-3000 m elevation.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
UtahS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Casto BluffDixie National Forest87,466
Deer CreekDixie National Forest39,818
References (7)
  1. Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
  2. Cronquist, A., A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. 1984. Intermountain Flora: Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 4, Subclass Asteridae (except Asteraceae). New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 573 pp.
  3. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). In Press. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 15. Magnoliophyta: Fouquieriaceae to Boraginaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  5. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  6. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  7. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.