Oreocarya virgata | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Habit | |
![]() | |
Botanical illustration by Mary Vaux Walcott | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Oreocarya |
Species: | O. virgata
|
Binomial name | |
Oreocarya virgata | |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
|
Oreocarya virgata (syn. Cryptantha virgata), the miner's candle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to the U.S. states of Wyoming and Colorado. [1] [2] It is a biennial herb reaching 0.9 m (3 ft), with white flowers. [2]
Oreocarya virgata | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Habit | |
![]() | |
Botanical illustration by Mary Vaux Walcott | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Oreocarya |
Species: | O. virgata
|
Binomial name | |
Oreocarya virgata | |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
|
Oreocarya virgata (syn. Cryptantha virgata), the miner's candle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to the U.S. states of Wyoming and Colorado. [1] [2] It is a biennial herb reaching 0.9 m (3 ft), with white flowers. [2]