Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Oreocarya > Oreocarya confertifloraOreocarya confertiflora (basin yellow catseye; roundleaf cryptantha; basin yellow cryptantha)Synonyms: Cryptantha confertiflora (homotypic); Oreocarya confertiflora var. lutescens; Oreocarya leucophaea var. confertiflora (homotypic); Oreocarya lutea Cryptantha confertiflora is a species of wildflower in the borage family known by the common names basin yellow catseye and Mojave popcorn flower. This is a common desert plant native to the southwestern United States. It is an erect perennial herb approaching half a meter in height. The stems grow from a woody caudex and form a rough clump of hairy, bristly gray-green leaves in dry, rocky areas. Out of the clump grow erect stems topped with dense inflorescences of hairy mustard-yellow flowers. Each flower is tubular with sepals wrapped around the tube below a flat-faced or curled-back corolla of five lobes. The fruit is a nutlet 3 to 4 millimeters wide. |
Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Structure [1] | Shrub |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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