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Oreocarya crymophila, called subalpine cryptantha, is a small perennial wildflower native to high-elevation rocky slopes in the Sierra Nevada of California. It is a wild alpine species rarely grown in gardens, so it needs cool, well-drained, gritty conditions.
Oreocarya crymophila is a perennial plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is commonly called subalpine cryptantha.
It is found in the Alpine and Tuolumne Counties, south of Lake Tahoe, in the Sierra Nevada range of California. It is generally found in rocky volcanic soil or scree.
Brenda's yellow cryptantha · Osterhout's cryptantha · Oreocarya virginensis · Oreocarya cana · Basin Yellow Catseye · Terlingua Creek Cat's Eye · Yellow Eyed Cryptantha · Payson Roundspike Cryptantha · Sierran Cat's Eye · Oreocarya roosiorum · Oreocarya subcapitata · Bow Nut Cryptantha
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oreocarya crymophila by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
