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Botanical illustration by Mary Vaux Walcott | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Oreocarya |
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O. virgata
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Oreocarya virgata | |
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Oreocarya virgata (syn. Cryptantha virgata), the miner's candle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to the U.S. states of Wyoming and Colorado.[1][2] It is a biennial herb reaching 0.9 m (3 ft), with white flowers.[2]
Oreocarya virgata |
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Cryptantha virgata |
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