| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya cinerea Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 3: 113 (1896) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA to nw. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | caespitose, stems slender, simple, leafy, leaves attenuate, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, on both faces grey appresed pubescent, inflorescence spicate, lobes broadly lanceolate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 cinerea (Greene) Cronquist Cryptantha jamesii var. cinerea (Greene) Payson Cryptantha jamesii var. disticha (Eastw.) Payson Cryptantha jamesii var. multicaulis (Greene) Payson Cryptantha jamesii var. setosa (M.E.Jones) I.M.Johnst. ex Tidestr. Eritrichium multicaule Torr. Hemisphaerocarya cinerea (Greene) Brand Hemisphaerocarya suffruticosa var. multicaulis (Greene) Brand Hemisphaerocarya suffruticosa var. setosa (M.E.Jones) Brand Krynitzkia multicaulis (Greene) Anon. Krynitzkia multicaulis var. setosa M.E.Jones Oreocarya disticha Eastw. Oreocarya lemmonii Eastw. Oreocarya multicaulis Greene Oreocarya multicaulis var. cinerea (Greene) J.F.Macbr. Oreocarya suffruticosa var. cinerea (Greene) Payson Oreocarya suffruticosa var. multicaulis (Greene) Payson Oreocarya suffruticosa var. setosa (M.E.Jones) R.B.Kelley |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |