Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Oreocarya breviflora Osterh. |
Synonyms | Cryptantha breviflora (Osterh.) Payson |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves softly, silvery hirsute, stems crowded with compact inflorescence, corolla flat, 9-13mm in diam., pentamerous, tube short |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, 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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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