Cryptantha

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Adelinia Amsinckia Amsinckiopsis Andersonglossum Cryptantha Dasynotus Eremocarya Greeneocharis Gruvelia Harpagonella Johnstonella Oncaglossum Oreocarya Pectocarya Plagiobothrys Simpsonanthus Sonnea

Systematics of Amsinckiinae (Boraginaceae): The Popcorn Flowers

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Cryptantha Lehmann ex G.Don

Gen. Hist. 4(1): 373 (1837)

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SERPENTINE TAXA
Those that occur on a serpentine substrate

Johnston's 1925 Treatment
Jepson eFlora Treatment (2019; California taxa only)

TAXON/TAXÓN
Cryptantha clevelandii Greene
USA
   var. clevelandii f. strigillosa
USA
Cryptantha dissita I.M.Johnston 1B.2  BE/SI
USA
Cryptantha excavata Brandegee 1B.1  WI
USA
Cryptantha flaccida (Douglas ex Lehmann) Greene  WI
USA
Cryptantha hispidula Greene ex Brand  SE
USA
Cryptantha intermedia (A.Gray) Greene  
USA
  var. intermedia  WI/IN 
USA
Cryptantha mariposae I. M. Johnston 1B.3  SE
USA
Cryptantha milobakeri I.M.Johnston  SI
USA
Cryptantha whippleae D.A.York & M.G.Simpson  SE (proposed)
USA

Map Showing Distribution of Cryptantha with a serpentine affinity (minus C. intermedia var. intermedia)
ALL TAXA:
Cryptantha clevelandii var. clevelandii "strigillosa", Cryptantha dissita, Cryptantha excavata, Cryptantha flaccida,
Cryptantha hispidula, Cryptantha mariposae, Cryptantha milobakeri, Cryptantha whippleae

Cryptantha clevelandii var. clevelandii "strigillosa"
(only SLO County populations on serpentine)

Cryptantha dissita

Cryptantha excavata

Cryptantha flaccida
(widespread, on other substrates)

Cryptantha hispidula


Cryptantha mariposae


Cryptantha milobakeri


Cryptantha whippleae



California Native Plant Society (CNPS) Inventory Listings:

1A = California endemic, presumed extinct
1B = Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere
2 = Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere
3 = review list (they need more information to list or not)
4 = Limited distribution (Watch List)
.1 = Seriously endangered in California (over 80% of occurrences threatened / high degree and immediacy of threat)
.2 = Fairly endangered in California (20-80% occurrences threatened)
.3 = Not very endangered in California (<20% of occurrences threatened or no current threats known)

Plant Taxa with High Affinity to Ultramafic Substrates in California (after Safford et al. 2005, Safford and Miller 2020):
BE/SI = Broad Endemic/Strong Indicator
SE = Strong Endemic
SI = Strong Indicator
WI = Weak Indicator
WI/IN = Weak Indicator/Indifferent


KEYS/CLAVES TO CALIFORNIA CRYPTANTHA (Jepson eFlora)

CHROMOSOME NUMBERS OF AMSINCKIINAE, including Cryptantha




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