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Oreocarya spiculifera

Piper

Snake River Cat's-eye

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144679
Element CodePDBOR0A2Z0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusOreocarya
Synonyms
Cryptantha spiculifera(Piper) Payson
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 Date1987-09-29
Change Date1987-09-29
Range Extent Comments
Central Washington and E Oregon to NE California and N Nevada, E throughout Snake River Plains of Idaho, and N through EC Idaho to W Montana.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in dry, open slopes and flats in plains and grasslands, sandy or stony ridges, foothills, valleys, and sagebrush steppe, (Wildflower Center, 2021).
Terrestrial Habitats
Shrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS4Yes
NevadaS2Yes
WyomingS2Yes
MontanaS4Yes
UtahS1Yes
WashingtonS2Yes
IdahoSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Wildflower Center. 2021. Native Plant Database: <i>Cryptantha spiculifera</i>. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Austin. Accessed: September 13, 2022. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CRSP4