Oreocarya confertiflora
| Oreocarya confertiflora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Oreocarya |
| Species: | O. confertiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreocarya confertiflora | |
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Oreocarya confertiflora is a species of wildflower in the family Boraginaceae known by the common names Mojave popcorn flower[2] and basin yellow catseye.
Description
It is an erect perennial herb reaching 44 centimetres (17 in) in height.[3] The stems grow from a woody caudex[3] and form a rough clump of hairy, bristly gray-green leaves.
The stems are topped with dense inflorescences of hairy yellow flowers.[3] Each flower is tubular with sepals wrapped around the tube below a flat-faced or curled-back corolla of five lobes. The fruit is a nutlet 3 to 4 millimetres (1⁄8 to 3⁄16 in) wide, of which there are typically four.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is a common desert plant native to the southwestern United States, appearing in dry, rocky areas.[3]
References
- ^ "Oreocarya confertiflora Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Spellenberg, Richard (2001) [1979]. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region (rev ed.). Knopf. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-375-40233-3.
- ^ a b c d e "Archived TJM 1993 treatment for CRYPTANTHA confertiflora". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-16.