Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Oreocarya flava A.Nelson |
Synonyms | Cryptantha flava (A.Nelson) Payson |
Oreocarya lutescens Greene | |
Oreocarya torva A.Nelson | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 700-2300m |
Description | densely hirsute, basal leaves crowded, oblanceolate, 2-9cm, stem leaves smaller, sessile, inflorescence cylindrical, corolla 7-11mm across, tube 9-12mm long |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained 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 , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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