| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya leucophaea (Douglas ex Lehm.) Greene |
| Synonyms | Myosotis leucophaea Douglas ex Lehm. |
| Cryptantha leucophaea (Douglas ex Lehm.) Payson | |
| Oreocarya alata (M.E.Jones) A.Nelson | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 100-800m |
| Description | sericeous-setose, leaves oblong, sharply acute, lower leaves 5-10cm long, stem leaves sessile, wider, flowers in compact spike, limb 5-9mm across |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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. (Oregon , Washington) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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