| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya glomerata (Fraser ex Pursh) Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 57 (1889) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Canada to w. & nc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-2000m |
| Description | finely setose, basal leaves spathulate, obtuse, 2-8cm long, stem leaves reduced, spikes crowded in terminal thyrsus, corolla 8-12mm in diam. |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 bradburiana Payson Cryptantha celosioides (Eastw.) Payson Cryptantha macounii (Eastw.) Payson Cryptantha nubigena var. celosioides (Eastw.) B.Boivin Cryptantha nubigena var. macounii (Eastw,) B.Boivin Cryptantha sheldonii (Brand) Payson Cynoglossum glomeratum Fraser ex Pursh Cynoglossum hispidum Pursh Eritrichium glomeratum (Fraser ex Pursh) DC. Krynitzkia glomerata (Fraser ex Pursh) A.Gray Myosotis glomerata Nutt. Oreocarya affinis var. macounii (Eastw.) Brand Oreocarya celosioides Eastw. Oreocarya macounii Eastw. Oreocarya sheldonii Brand Rochelia glomerata (Fraser ex Pursh) Torr. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |