Cryptantha virginensis (M.E. Jones) Payson

Cryptantha virginensis (M.E. Jones) Payson. Oreocarya virginensis is a species of wildflower in the family Boraginaceae known by the common name Virgin River cryptantha. This is a small plant native to the southwestern United States where it is a common plant in scrub and woodland. It is named for the Virgin River, a tributary of the Colorado River which runs through the region. This Oreocarya is a biennial, or occasionally perennial plant up to 40 centimeters in height. It is coated densely in long white hairs and bristles. The inflorescence is a cylindrical or club-shaped thyrse, packed with white, tubular flowers with flat-faced corollas, and yellow fornices. The fruit is a rough, ridged nutlet.