Oreocarya virginensis

Oreocarya virginensis is a species of wildflower in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name Virgin River cryptantha.[2] This is a small plant native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah[2]) where it is a common plant in scrub and woodland. It is named for the Virgin River, a tributary of the Colorado River which runs through the region. This cryptantha is an annual or occasionally a perennial up to 40 centimeters in height. It is coated densely in long white hairs and bristles. The inflorescence is cylindrical or club-shaped, packed with tubular flowers with flat-faced corollas. The flower is usually bright white with yellow throat parts at the tube opening. The fruit is a rough, ridged nutlet.

Virgin River cryptantha
Oreocarya virginensis in the State Line Hills, 1 km northwest of Primm, Nevada, near the Spring Mountains.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Oreocarya
Species:
O. virginensis
Binomial name
Oreocarya virginensis
(M.E.Jones) J.F.Macbr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptantha virginensis (M.E.Jones) Payson
  • Krynitzkia glomerata var. virginensis M.E.Jones

References
  1. "Oreocarya virginensis (M.E.Jones) J.F.Macbr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. "Profile for Cryptantha virginensis (Virgin River Cryptantha)". PLANTS Database. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved March 15, 2010.


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