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Graham's Cat's-eye (Cryptantha grahamii)

Cryptantha grahamii-Flowering Photo Credit: Richard Anderson

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Boraginaceae
State: UT
Nature Serve ID: 128275
Lifeform: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Cryptantha grahamii is a long lived perennial of the Uintah Basin. The plant arises from a thick taproot. The plant is from 15 to 25 cm tall. The flowers are white; several flowers are spread throughout the raceme. The number of stems per a plant varies. Plants are covered with hundreds of fine hairs.

Where is Graham's Cat's-eye (Cryptantha grahamii) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Green River shale in mixed desert shrub, sage brush, pinyon-juniper, and mountain brush communities. Elevation is 1520-2250 (Welsh, 2003).

Distribution:

Duchesne and Uintah Counties in Utah (Welsh, 2003).

States & Provinces:

Graham's Cat's-eye can be found in Utah

Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Narrow endemic threatened by the possibility of mining and by grazing. However, species is apparently abundant where present.

Wendy Yates

01/01/2010

Oil development activities and grazing.

Wendy Yates

01/01/2010

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01/01/2010

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01/01/2010

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