| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya interrupta Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 3: 111 (1896) |
| Native Range | e. Oregon to Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1450-2500m |
| Description | setose, basal leaves densely crowded, oblanceolate, 1-6cm long, stem leaves reduced, spikes crowded in terminal thyrsus, limb 1-5mm across |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cryptantha interrupta (Greene) Payson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |