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) |