Miner's Candle
Cryptantha virgata (Oreocarya virgata)

Family: Borage (Boraginaceae)
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Photo taken on: July 5, 2013
Location: Kenosha Pass, CO 285
Life Zones: Plains to montane
Habitat:  Dry slopes, mesas, roadsides

Grows to 2ft with erect, hairy, un-branched stems. Tiny white flowers with leaves sticking out between them are arranged along the stem.