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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 3-10 inches
Leaves: Other: Light green, to sage green, or blue green
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Other: April-August
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Plateau Yellow Cat's-Eye
  • Plateau Yellow Miner's Candle
  • Plateau Yellow Cryptanth
  • Brenda's Yellow Cryptanth
  • Brenda's Yellow Cat's-Eye
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Oreocarya flava
  • Synonym: Cryptantha flava

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Location: Dinosaur National Monument, Uintah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-06-26
Location: Capitol Reef N.P., Utah.
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: Dinosaur National Monument, Uintah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-06-26
Location: Capitol Reef N.P., Utah.
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: Capitol Reef N.P., Utah.
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: Dinosaur National Monument, Uintah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-06-26

Credit NPS
Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 23, 2020 9:45 PM concerning plant:
    Habitat: open sandy areas, common on plains and among juniper. Range: northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico; north to southwestern Wyoming.

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