Latin name: Oreocarya abortiva E. Greene
Pronunciation: or-ee-oh-CAR-ya a-BORE-ti-va
Common name: Bownut cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Dry gravelly soil, 6000'-10,000', San Bernardino Mts, White-Inyo Range
Blooming period: May to August
Name derivations: 1) Oreocarya 2) abortiva
Formerly Cryptantha cinerea var. abortiva
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