Boraginaceae
Miner's candle
Oreocarya virgata
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Oreocarya
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Miner's candle
Synonyms
- Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson
- Eritrichium glomeratum var. virgatum (Porter) Porter
- Eritrichium virgatum Porter
- Krynitzkia virgata A.Gray
- Oreocarya spicata Rydb.
- Oreocarya virgata f. spicata (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr.
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.