Oreocarya virginensis is a species of wildflower in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name Virgin River cryptantha. This is a small plant native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah) where it is a common plant in scrub and woodland. It is named for the Virgin River, a tributary of the Colorado River which runs through the region. This Oreocarya is a biennial, or occasionally perennial plant up to 40 centimeters in height. It is coated densely in long white hairs and bristles. The inflorescence is a cylindrical or club-shaped thyrse, packed with white, tubular flowers with flat-faced corollas, and yellow fornices.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Virgin River cryptantha being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Oreocarya hoffmannii
- Oreocarya tumulosa
- Oreocarya bakeri
- Oreocarya glomerata
- Oreocarya humilis
- Oreocarya thyrsiflora
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Boraginales
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Oreocarya
- Species
- Oreocarya virginensis
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