| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya nitida Greene |
| Bibliography | Pl. Baker. 3: 21 (1901) |
| Native Range | wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | adpressed hirsute, leaves silvery pubescent, 2-5cm, stem leaves similar, inflorescence adpressed setose, dense, cylindrical, corolla 7-10mm |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| 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 fulvocanescens var. nitida (Greene) Sivinski Oreocarya fulvocanescens var. nitida (Greene) R.B.Kelley |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |