Common Names
Common Names in English:
Cryptantha Breviflora, Short-Flower Cryptantha, Uinta Basin Cryptantha
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub , Forb/herb
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Lamiales
()
- Family:
Incurvarioidea
()
- Genus:
Cryptantha
()
- Specific epithet:
breviflora
- (Osterhout) Payson
- Botanical name: - Cryptantha breviflora (Osterhout) Payson
- Specific epithet:
breviflora
- (Osterhout) Payson
- Genus:
Cryptantha
(
- Family:
Incurvarioidea
(
- Order:
Lamiales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Cryptantha bradburiana Payson
- Cryptantha breviflora (Osterhout) Payson
- Cryptantha macounii (Eastw.) Payson
- Cryptantha nubigena var. macounii (Eastw.) Boivin
- Cryptantha sheldonii (Brand) Payson
- Oreocarya celosioides Eastw.
- Oreocarya glomerata (Pursh) Greene, non Lehm. ex Fisch.
- Oreocarya macounii Eastw.
- Oreocarya sheldonii Brand
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Similar Species
Members of the genus Cryptantha
There are approximately 400 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
C. abata (Abata Cryptantha) · C. abgustifolia · C. abramsii · C. affinis (Common Cryptantha) · C. affinis var. flexuosa · C. albida (New Mexico Cat's-Eye) · C. alfalfalis · C. alyssoides · C. ambigua (Basin Cryptantha) · C. ambigua f. robustior · C. ambigua f. simulans · C. ambigua var. echinella · C. andina · C. angelica · C. angustifolia (Bristlelobe Cryptantha) · C. aperta (Grand Junction Cat's-Eye) · C. aprica · C. arenicola · C. argentea · C. argentinica · C. aspera · C. atwoodii (Atwood Catseye) · C. axillaris · C. bakeri (Baker Cat's-Eye) · C. barbigera (Bearded Cat's-Eye) · C. barbigera var. fergusonae · C. barbigera var. inops · C. barnebyi (Barneby Catseye) · C. bartolomaei · C. bibarrensis · C. borchersii · C. brandegei · C. breviflora (Cryptantha Breviflora) · C. bridgesii · C. buchtienii · C. caespitosa (Caespitose Cat's-Eye) · C. cajabambensis · C. calycina · C. calycotricha · C. campylotricha · C. cana (Mountain Cat's-Eye) · C. candelabrum · C. candolleana · C. capitata (Capitate Cat's-Eye) · C. capituliflora · C. capituliflora var. compacta · C. carrizalensis · C. cedrosensis · C. celosiodes · C. celosioides (Buttecandle) · C. chaetocalyx · C. chispae · C. chrysantha · C. cinerea (Bownut Cryptantha) · C. cinerea (Greene) Cronq. var. jamesii Cronq. · C. cinerea var. abortiva · C. cinerea var. arenicola · C. cinerea var. cinerea · C. cinerea var. jamesii (James Cryptantha) · C. cinerea var. laxa (James Cryptantha) · C. cinerea var. pustulosa · C. circumcissa · C. circumscissa (Cushion Cat's-Eye) · C. circumscissa rosulata · C. circumscissa var. circumscissa · C. circumscissa var. hispida · C. circumscissa var. rosulata · C. clandestina · C. clemensae · C. clevelandi · C. clevelandi var. dissita · C. clevelandi var. hispidissima · C. clevelandii (Cleveland's Cat's-Eye) · C. clevelandii Greene var. clevelandii Greene (Cleveland's Cryptantha) · C. clevelandii Greene var. florosa I.M.Johnst. (Cleveland's Cryptantha) · C. clevelandii var. brandegei · C. clevelandii var. clevelandii · C. clevelandii var. dissita · C. clevelandii var. florosa · C. clevelandii var. genuina · C. clevelandii var. hispidissima · C. clokeyi (Clokey's Cryptantha) · C. collina · C. compacta (Compact Cat's-Eye) · C. confertiflora (Basin Yellow Cat's-Eye) · C. confertifolia · C. confusa · C. congesta · C. corollata (Coast Range Cat's-Eye) · C. corollata rattanii · C. corymbosa · C. costata (Ribbed Catseye) · C. crassipes (Terlingua Creek Cat's-Eye) · C. crassisepala (Deertongue) · C. crassisepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene var. elachantha I.M.Johnst. · C. crassisepala var. crassisepala · C. crassisepala var. elachantha (Thicksepal Cryptantha) · C. creutzfeldtii (Creutzfeldt's Cat's-Eye) · C. crinita (Sacramento Cryptantha) · C. crymophila (Subalpine Cryptantha)
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 03, 2008:
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
- University of Colorado Museum, Zoological specimens
- Utah Valley State College
- , Utah Valley State College Herbarium
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2654614
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-31789
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13745894
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:114715-1
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 31789
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 71279-2
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDBOR0A0B0
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: CRBR7
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 33242
