Oreocarya roosiorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name bristlecone cryptantha.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Oreocarya |
| Species: | O. roosiorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreocarya roosiorum (Munz) R.B.Kelley, Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cryptantha roosiorum Munz | |
It is endemic to Inyo County, California, where it is known from only a few occurrences in the northern Inyo Mountains.
It is a small, mat-forming perennial herb just a few centimeters high which grows from a woody caudex rooted in rocky soils. The leaves are up to about a centimeter long, oval to spoon-shaped, and hairy to bristly. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of tiny white flowers with five-lobed white corollas with yellow appendages.
References
edit- ^ "Oreocarya roosiorum (Munz) R.B.Kelley, Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment - Cryptantha roosiorum
- USDA Plants Profile: Cryptantha roosiorum
- CalPhotos Photo Gallery
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