CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Cryptantha clokeyi

Common Name:	Clokey's cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDBOR0A3M0
Full Name:	Cryptantha clokeyi Jtn.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CRCL2

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April Habitat: • Mojavean desert scrub

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: 18
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 18

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
1	17

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
18	0	0

Notes
Threatened by military activities and alteration of fire regimes. See Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 20:387 (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: 2011-05-18

Location

Elevation: 725 - 1365 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Castle Dome (150B) 34115F4, White Horse Mtn. (156C) 34116E8, El Mirage (159C) 34117E6, Del Sur (162A) 34118F3, Lake Hughes (162B) 34118F4, Barstow (182A) 34117H1, Fairmont Butte (187C) 34118G4, Paradise Range (206A) 35116B7, Lane Mountain (206C) 35116A8, Eagle Crags (232A) 35117D1, Pilot Knob (232B) 35117D2, Slocum Mtn. (232C) 35117C2, Johannesburg (234C) 35117C6, Spangler Hills West (257D) 35117E5, Weldon (260A) 35118F3, Homewood Canyon (280B) 35117H4, Panamint (302D) 36117A1, Maturango Peak (303C) 36117A4

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

1640

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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