Oreocarya virgata

Oreocarya virgata
	Habit
	Botanical illustration by Mary Vaux Walcott
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Oreocarya
Species:	O. virgata
Binomial name
	Oreocarya virgata; (Porter) Greene
Synonyms
	List Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson; Eritrichium glomeratum var. virgatum (Porter) Porter; Eritrichium virgatum Porter; Krynitzkia virgata A.Gray; Oreocarya spicata Rydb.; Oreocarya virgata f. spicata (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr.; ;

Oreocarya virgata (syn. Cryptantha virgata), the miner's candle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to the U.S. states of Wyoming and Colorado.^[1]^[2] It is a biennial herb reaching 0.9 m (3 ft), with white flowers.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson Miner's Candle". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

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[POWO_120000-1-1] "Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

[LBJWC_CRVI4-2] "Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson Miner's Candle". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

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