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Pronunciation: or-ee-oh-CAR-ya vir-jin-EN-sis
Common name: Virgin River cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, 3500'-10,000', creosote bush scrub to pinyon-juniper and bristlecone pine woodland, Panamint and Inyo Mts to Clark and Kingston Mts
Blooming period: April to June
Name derivations: 1) Oreocarya 2) virginensis
Formerly Cryptantha virginensis