Latin name: Oreocarya confertiflora E. Greene Pronunciation: or-ee-oh-KAR-ya kon-fer-ti-FLOR-a Common name: Yellow cryptantha Family: Boraginaceae (Borage) Habitat: Dry rocky places, limestone soils, 4000'- 9000', sagebrush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland to lodgepole forest, north base San Bernardino Mts, desert mountains, White and Inyo Mts Blooming period: May to July Name derivations: 1) Oreocarya 2) confertiflora Formerly Cryptantha confertiflora |
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