Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Oreocarya confertiflora Greene |
Bibliography | Pittonia 3: 112 (1896) |
Native Range | sw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1200-3200m |
Description | stem scabrous hirsute, leaves linear-oblanceolate to oblanceolate, 3-10cm, inflorescence terminal, cymose head, 25-50mm broad, tube 9-13mm long, limb 1cm across |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | creamy white, pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cryptantha confertiflora (Greene) Jeps. Oreocarya confertiflora var. flava Brand Oreocarya confertiflora var. lutescens Brand Oreocarya leucophaea var. confertiflora (Greene) Parish Oreocarya lutea Greene ex Brand |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |