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Oreocarya thyrsiflora

Greene

Creeted Cat's-eye

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133019

Element CodePDBOR0A350

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyBoraginaceae

GenusOreocarya

Synonyms

Cryptantha thyrsiflora(Greene) Payson

Other Common Names

calcareous cryptantha (EN) Limestone Cat's-eye (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 Date1988-02-24

Change Date1988-02-24

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S4	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	S2	Yes
South Dakota	S5	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheep Mountain	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	17,626

References (2)

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.