| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya longiflora A.Nelson |
| Bibliography | Erythea 7: 67 (1899) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | basal leaves spathulate, stem leaves similar and smaller, inflorescence conspicuously adpressed setose, cylindrical, limb 7-11mm across, tube 12-17mm long, longer than calyx |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 longiflora (A.Nelson) Payson Oreocarya horridula Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |