| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya spiculifera Piper |
| Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 481 (1906) |
| Native Range | Alaska, w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-2400m |
| Description | grey hirsute, basal leaves crowded, oblanceolate, stem leaves gradually smaller, inflorescence cylindrical, elongate in anthesis, limb 4-8mm across |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 spiculifera (Piper) Payson Oreocarya ciliohirsuta A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |