| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya crymophila (I.M.Johnst.) Jeps. & Hoover |
| Bibliography | Fl. Calif. [W.L.Jepson] 3: 328 (1943) |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2600-3200m |
| Description | leaves flat, appresed to soil, spathulate, scabrous hirsute, inflorescence dense, capitate, sepals adpressed setose, tube of corolla 3-5mm long, lobes 4-8mm wide |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 crymophila I.M.Johnst. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |