Boraginaceae
Bristly cryptantha
Oreocarya setosissima
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Oreocarya
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bristly cryptantha
Synonyms
- Cryptantha setosissima (A.Gray) Payson
- Eritrichium setosissimum A.Gray
- Krynitzkia setosissima (A.Gray) A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: mark-groeneveld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: jhiggs, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trystan Harpold, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- Waterton Lakes cryptanthaOreocarya soboliferaBoraginaceae
- ButtecandleOreocarya celosioidesBoraginaceae
- Compact cryptanthaOreocarya compactaBoraginaceae
- Basin yellow cryptanthaOreocarya confertifloraBoraginaceae
- Terlingua Creek cryptanthaOreocarya crassipesBoraginaceae
- Subalpine cryptanthaOreocarya crymophilaBoraginaceae
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- Las Vegas cryptanthaOreocarya insolitaBoraginaceae
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.