| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocarya sericea (A.Gray) Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 57 (1889) |
| Native Range | nw. USA to Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | stems apically yellow hirsute, basal leaves spathulate, 3-5cm long, long petiolate, sericeous, stem leaves linear or linear-oblanceolate, limb 7-8mm across |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 sericea (A.Gray) Payson Cryptantha sericea var. perennis (A.Nelson) Payson Cryptantha sericea var. typica Payson Krinitzkya sericea A.Gray Oroecarya affinis var. perennis A.Nelson Oreocarya argentea Rydb. Oreocarya perennis Rydb. Oreocarya procera Osterh. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |