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Oreocarya caespitosa

A. Nels.

Caespitose Cat's-eye

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154067

Element CodePDBOR0A0C0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyBoraginaceae

GenusOreocarya

Synonyms

Cryptantha caespitosa(A. Nels.) Payson

Other Common Names

Tufted Cryptantha (EN) tufted 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 Date1998-11-06

Change Date1998-12-01

Edition Date1998-11-02

Edition AuthorsFayette, Kim

Rank Reasons

There are more than 100 occurrences documented in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado.

Range Extent Comments

Regional endemic of central and southern Wyoming and adjacent Utah, Idaho, and Colorado.

Occurrences Comments

Over 120 total element occurrences, probably 20 or more of those are historical. This species is secure in Wyoming. Based on Rocky Mountain Herbarium records, there are at least 80 extant occurrences in Wyoming and 17 historical records. Populations may be locally abundant and the total state population probably numbers in the hundreds of thousands (WYNDD 1998). Twelve occurrences are documented from Colorado between 1972 and 1983. All of these are from Moffat County except one from Rio Blanco, which may be a questionable identification (CNHP 1998). The UTHP (1998) reports 14 occurrences, the most recent being from 1983. Two of these include only general directions.

Threat Impact Comments

Threats are unknown in Colorado (CNHP 1998).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Populations are usually restricted to rocky or chalky ridgetops in cushion plant communities (WYNDD 1998). Forb-grass, pinyon-juniper, mountain brush, limber pine, and spruce-fir forests at 1950 to 3120 meters (Welsh et al. 1993). Adobe soils (Weber and Wittmann 1996).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest - ConiferForest Edge

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Idaho	S1	Yes
Colorado	S2	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
0419020	Ashley National Forest	355,684

References (6)

Colorado Natural Heritage Program. 1998. Biological Conservation Datasystem. Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO.
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.
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.
Utah Natural Heritage Program. 1998. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Weber, W.A., and R.C. Wittmann. 1996a. Colorado flora: Eastern slope. Revised edition. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot, Colorado. 524 pp.
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.