CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Cryptantha dissita

Common Name:	serpentine cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:	Cryptantha clevelandii var. dissita
Element Code:	PDBOR0A0H2
Full Name:	Cryptantha dissita I.M. Johnst.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CRCLD

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - June Habitat: • Chaparral (serpentinite)

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 10
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 1 0 0 0 8

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
6	4

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
10	0	0

Notes
Potentially threatened by development. See C. clevelandii in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 20:383 (1939) for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1994-01-01 Last Update: 2011-10-25

Location

Elevation: 395 - 580 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Colusa (COL), Lake (LAK), Mendocino (MEN), Napa (NAP), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Sonoma (SON)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Capell Valley (499B) 38122D2, Detert Reservoir (517A) 38122F5, Jimtown (518A) 38122F7, Knoxville (532D) 38122G3, Whispering Pines (533C) 38122G6, Kelseyville (534A) 38122H7, Highland Springs (534B) 38122H8, The Geysers (534D) 38122G7, Cloverdale (535D) 38123G1, Leesville (547B) 39122B4, Wilbur Springs (547C) 39122A4, Hough Springs (548A) 39122B5, Lakeport (549C) 39122A8

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1639

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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