Oreocarya crymophila is a perennial plant in the family Boraginaceae.[2][3] It is commonly called subalpine cryptantha.[3]
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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. crymophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreocarya crymophila (I.M.Johnst.) Jeps. & Hoover
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Habitat and range
editIt is found in the Alpine and Tuolumne Counties, south of Lake Tahoe, in the Sierra Nevada range of California.[4] It is generally found in rocky volcanic soil or scree.[5]
Description
editOreocarya crymophila has many stems with prickly leaves.[5] It grows to a height of 5–16 inches (13–40 cm).[5] The nutlets have winged margins.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Cryptantha crymophila". rareplants.cnps.org. CNPS. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Oreocarya crymophila (I.M.Johnst.) Jeps. & Hoover | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ a b c Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd Ed., 2013, P. 152
- ^ "Cryptantha crymophila". Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.
- ^ a b c Jepson Flora Project (ed.). "Cryptantha crymophila". Jepson eFlora. The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley.