Oreocarya nubigena, synonym Cryptantha nubigena, is a perennial plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to western North America.[1] It may be called the Sierra cryptantha[2] and Sierra oreocarya.[3]

Oreocarya nubigena
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Oreocarya
Species:
O. nubigena
Binomial name
Oreocarya nubigena
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptantha nubigena (Greene) Payson

Description

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Oreocarya nubigena has short, leafy stems, but is less densely leafy than Oreocarya humilis (syn. Cryptantha humilis). The hairy leaves are spoon-shaped. The flowers are white and less than 15 in (5 mm) wide. The wrinkled ovate fruits (nutlets) are more smooth than O. humilis.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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Oreocarya nubigena is native to Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada, and to California, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon in the western United States.[1] In California and Nevada, it is found in the central and southern Sierra Nevada mountains, up to the alpine zone at 12,900 feet (3,900 m).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Oreocarya nubigena Greene", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-03-19
  2. ^ a b c Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, P. 152
  3. ^ "Oreocarya nubigena Greene Sierra oreocarya". Calflora. Retrieved 2024-03-19.