Boraginaceae
Roundspike cryptantha
Oreocarya humilis
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Oreocarya
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Roundspike cryptantha
Synonyms
- Cryptantha alpicola Cronquist
- Cryptantha humilis (A.Gray) Payson
- Cryptantha humilis var. commixta (Macbr.) L.C.Higgins
- Cryptantha humilis var. ovina (Payson) L.C.Higgins
- Cryptantha humilis var. shantzii (Tidestr.) L.C.Higgins
- Cryptantha nana (Eastw.) Payson
- Cryptantha nana var. commixta (J.F.Macbr.) Payson
- Cryptantha nana var. ovina Payson
- Cryptantha nana var. shantzii (Tidestr.) Payson
- Eritrichium glomeratum var. humile A.Gray
- Oreocarya alpicola (Cronquist) D.W.Taylor
- Oreocarya commixta J.F.Macbr.
- Oreocarya dolosa J.F.Macbr.
- Oreocarya hispida A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.
- Oreocarya macbridei Brand
- Oreocarya shantzii Tidestr.
Photos

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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.