CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Cryptantha crymophila

Common Name:	subalpine cryptantha
Family:	Boraginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDBOR0A0R0
Full Name:	Cryptantha crymophila Jtn.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CRCR5

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: July - August Habitat: • Subalpine coniferous forest (volcanic, rocky)

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.3 S2: Imperiled. .3: No current threats known. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 9

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
9	0

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
9	0	0

Notes
See Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21:65 (1940) 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: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 2600 - 3200 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Alpine (ALP), Mono (MNO), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Lost Cannon Peak (489A) 38119D5, Disaster Peak (489B) 38119D6, Sonora Pass (489C) 38119C6, Dardanelles Cone (490A) 38119D7, Spicer Meadows Res. (490B) 38119D8, Dardanelle (490D) 38119C7, Allendale (498B) 38121D8, Pacific Valley (506C) 38119E8, Ebbetts Pass (506D) 38119E7, Freel Peak (522C) 38119G8

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

521

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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