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Oreocarya subcapitata is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common names Owl Creek miner's candle, Wallowa cat's eye, and Wallowa cryptantha. It is endemic to Wyoming in the United States, where it is limited to the Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains in Fremont County. There are three populations, with a total of about 38,000 individuals.
This plant is a perennial herb forming a low silvery mat of hairy leaves. The stems are up to 15 centimeters tall. It blooms in "sparkling white forget-me-not flowers."
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 · Bow Nut Cryptantha
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oreocarya subcapitata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
