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Boraginaceae

Compact cryptantha

Oreocarya compacta (L.C.Higgins) R.B.Kelley

Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Oreocarya

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Compact cryptantha: Compact catseye (Cryptantha compacta), Borage family (Boraginaceae). North end of the Valley Mountains Ridge, Juab county, Utah.
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Compact cryptantha

Synonyms

  • Cryptantha compacta L.C.Higgins

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.