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Oreocarya setosissima

(A. Gray) Greene

Bristly Cat's-eye

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143783

Element CodePDBOR0A2T0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyBoraginaceae

GenusOreocarya

Synonyms

Cryptantha setosissima(Gray) Payson

Other Common Names

bristly 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 Date2002-10-09

Change Date2002-10-09

Edition Date2002-10-09

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C. (1993), rev. L. Morse (2002)

Rank Reasons

Limited distribution, but abundance is unknown.

Range Extent Comments

South-central UT ad AZ (Apache, Coconino, Pima cos.). Also reported from Nevada and New Mexico.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

6,000 to 8,500 ft, in pine belt.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	SU	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Utah	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Utah (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fishlake Mountain	Fishlake National Forest	25,217
Hilgard Mountain	Fishlake National Forest	28,389
Pine Valley Mountains	Dixie National Forest	57,673
Solomon Basin	Fishlake National Forest	19,963

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.
Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.