Oreocarya sobolifera Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oreocarya sobolifera (Payson) R.B. Kelley

Creeping oreocarya, Waterton Lakes cryptantha

2010 Keir Morse

2009 Keir Morse

2010 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Oreocarya sobolifera is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~12 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Oreocarya
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cryptantha sobolifera

Information about Oreocarya sobolifera from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).