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Sierra Cryptantha
Oreocarya nubigena
Oreocarya nubigena, synonym Cryptantha nubigena, is a perennial plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to western North America. It may be called the Sierra cryptantha and Sierra oreocarya.
From the article Oreocarya nubigena on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
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.
Range & habitat
Oreocarya nubigena is native to Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada, and to California, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon in the western United States. 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).
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1127175.