Latin name: Oreocarya flavoculata A. Nelson Pronunciation: or-ee-oh-KAR-ya flay-vo-kew-LAY-ta Common name: Roughseed cryptantha Family: Boraginaceae (Borage) Habitat: Loose soils, dry rocky slopes to 10,000', pinyon-juniper woodland, sagebrush scrub, Panamint, Inyo and Last Chance Mts Blooming period: May to July Name derivations: 1) Oreocarya 2) flavoculata Formerly Cryptantha flavoculata |
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