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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Oreocarya |
| Species: | O. nubigena
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| Oreocarya nubigena | |
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Description edit
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 1⁄5 in (5 mm) wide. The wrinkled ovate fruits (nutlets) are more smooth than O. humilis.[2]
Distribution and habitat edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d "Oreocarya nubigena Greene", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-03-19
- ^ a b c Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, P. 152
- ^ "Oreocarya nubigena Greene Sierra oreocarya". Calflora. Retrieved 2024-03-19.