| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya paradoxa A.Nelson |
| Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 56: 69 (1913) |
| Native Range | Colorado and Utah to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | softly hirsute, basal leaves oblanceolate, to 4cm long, stem leaves smaller, inflorescence adpressed hirsute, shortly cylindrical, tube 10-12mm long, limb 10-15mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Cryptantha paradoxa (A.Nelson) Payson Oreocarya gypsophila Payson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |