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Oreocarya
Also called Perennial Cat's Eyes, Perennial Catseyes, Perennial Cryptanthas
Oreocarya (perennial cat's-eye) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. There are about 63 species and its native range extends from western and central Canada, through western United States to north Mexico. It is part of subtribe of Amsinckiinae.
It was once thought to be a either a subgenus or synonym of Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don, as they both had plenty of tiny flowers, hairy leaves, and persisting dried flower stems.
It is found in Canada (within the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan) in the United States (within the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming) and also in northern Mexico. Most species are found in the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin of the U.S.
Brenda's yellow cryptantha · Osterhout's cryptantha · Oreocarya virginensis · Oreocarya cana · Basin Yellow Catseye · Terlingua Creek Cat's Eye · Oreocarya crymophila · Yellow Eyed Cryptantha · Payson Roundspike Cryptantha · Sierran Cat's Eye · Oreocarya roosiorum · Oreocarya subcapitata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oreocarya by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
