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Oreocarya fulvocanescens

(S. Watson) Greene

Tawny Cat's-eye

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131930

Element CodePDBOR0A110

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderLamiales

FamilyBoraginaceae

GenusOreocarya

Synonyms

Cryptantha fulvocanescens(S. Wats.) Payson

Other Common Names

tawny 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.

Taxonomic Comments

Hasenstab-Lehman and Simpson (2012) treat Cryptantha fulvocanescens as a member of Oreocarya.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-02-24

Change Date1988-02-24

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Arroyo de los Frijoles	Santa Fe National Forest	5,277
The Hub	Gila National Forest	7,498

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.
Hasenstab-Lehman, K.E., and M.G. Simpson. 2012. Cat’s Eyes and Popcorn Flowers: Phylogenetic systematics of the genus <i>Cryptantha s. l.</i> (Boraginaceae). Systematic Botany 37(3):738–757.
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.