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Cryptantha clevelandii

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Cleveland's Cat's-eye

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1236763
Element CodePDBOR0A4A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusCryptantha
Concept Reference
Simpson, M.G., K.E. Hasenstab-Lehman, M.E. Mabry, and R.B. Kelley. 2021. Cryptantha in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, Revision 9. Online. Available: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=21209 (accessed 2022).
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for Cryptantha clevelandii in the narrow sense, excluding Cryptantha dissita. In the Jepson Flora, these taxa are treated as distinct species (Simpson et al. 2021).
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2022-05-23
Change Date1997-03-15
Edition Date2022-05-23
Edition AuthorsTreher (2022)
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Cryptantha clevelandii is an annual herb that occurs in California, U.S.A., and Baja California, Mexico. This species is not known to be in decline and threats of significance are not known. Further taxonomic study may split this entity further.
Range Extent Comments
Cryptantha clevelandii occurs in California, U.S.A., and Baja California, Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species grows in grasslands, coastal scrub, and chaparral (Simpson et al. 2021).
Terrestrial Habitats
Shrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. Simpson, M.G., K.E. Hasenstab-Lehman, M.E. Mabry, and R.B. Kelley. 2021. Cryptantha in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, Revision 9. Online. Available: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=21209 (accessed 2022).