Participant Info

Species

Cryptantha fendleri [Cryptantha pattersonii] [Krynitzkia fendleri]

Family

Boraginaceae

CommonName

sanddunes catseye

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1898

LatestDate

2017

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, ruderal, urban, sanddunes

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Ridge E of Elephant Rocks, 21 Aug 2017

Comments

Fendler's catseye is most common Cryptantha in the Watershed, found in xeric Basin and foothill habitats, and sometimes on disturbed ground such as drive way, road side, or railroad right of way. In the USA, the plant is present in all states west of the Great Plains as well as western North and South Dakota. Cryptantha fendleri follows the Rio Grande drainage halfway down New Mexico but no farther.

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