Oreocarya roosiorum
Oreocarya roosiorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Oreocarya |
Species: | O. roosiorum |
Binomial name | |
Oreocarya roosiorum (Munz) R.B.Kelley, Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Cryptantha roosiorum Munz |
Oreocarya roosiorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name bristlecone cryptantha.
It is endemic to Inyo County, California, where it is known from only a few occurrences in the northern Inyo Mountains.
It is a small, mat-forming perennial herb just a few centimeters high which grows from a woody caudex rooted in rocky soils. The leaves are up to about a centimeter long, oval to spoon-shaped, and hairy to bristly. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of tiny white flowers with five-lobed white corollas with yellow appendages.
References
[edit]- ^ "Oreocarya roosiorum (Munz) R.B.Kelley, Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual Treatment - Cryptantha roosiorum
- USDA Plants Profile: Cryptantha roosiorum
- CalPhotos Photo Gallery