Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131946
Element CodePDBOR0A020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusCryptantha
Other Common NamesCryptanthe commune (FR)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, 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
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1
Review Date2019-11-20
Change Date2019-11-20
Edition Date2019-11-20
Edition AuthorsTreher (2019)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank ReasonsCryptantha affinis occurs in western North America in British Columbia, and California, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. It is common in some parts of its range and not well defined in other portions. There are no major threats documented.
Range Extent CommentsCryptantha affinis occurs in western North America in British Columbia, and California, Montana, Oregon, Washington (East of the Cascades), and Wyoming (Jepson 2019).
Occurrences CommentsThis species is common in British Columbia and California in the Sierra Nevada, Klamath, and Coast Ranges. The number of occurrences is not known but likely