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Oreocarya sericea

(A. Gray) Greene

Silky Cat's-eye

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145963

Element CodePDBOR0A2S0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyBoraginaceae

GenusOreocarya

Synonyms

Cryptantha sericea(Gray) Payson

Other Common Names

silky 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 Date1988-02-24

Change Date1988-02-24

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in open pine-juniper woodlands and fir-mountain brush communities, in sandy to gravelly soils, shaley slopes and sandstone outcrops (Wildflower Center, 2021).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandWoodland - Conifer

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S3	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
0401011	Ashley National Forest	30,062
0401012	Ashley National Forest	46,400

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
0401019	Ashley National Forest	6,202

References (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.
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.
Wildflower Center. 2021. Native Plant Database: <i>Cryptantha sericea</i>. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Austin. Accessed: September 13, 2022. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CRSE3