Yellow Cryptantha
Oreocarya flava
Family:
Borage (Boraginaceae)
AKA:
Brenda's Yellow Cryptantha,
Plateau Yellow Miner's Candle
Photo taken on:
April 26, 2016
Location:
Apache Trail, Medanales, NM
Life Zones:
Foothills
Habitat:
Dry, sandy areas, pinyon-juniper woodlands
Grows to 10" in clumps, covered in hairs. Leaves are grey-green and narrow growing out of the dried stems and leaves from previous years. Flowers are tubular with five petals