| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya flava A.Nelson |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 202 (1898) |
| Native Range | Wyoming to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 700-2300m |
| Description | densely hirsute, basal leaves crowded, oblanceolate, 2-9cm, stem leaves smaller, sessile, inflorescence cylindrical, corolla 7-11mm across, tube 9-12mm long |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | 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 flava (A.Nelson) Payson Oreocarya lutescens Greene Oreocarya torva A.Nelson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |