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low cryptantha

Oreocarya humilis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Utah.January 13, February 11, March 32, April 68, May 72, June 23, July 19, August 16, September 15, October 12, November 10, December 10.
United States973
Utah640
California296
Idaho230
Nevada201
Oregon40
Colorado29
Arizona3
New Mexico1
Nebraska1

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderborages · Boraginales
Familyborage family · Boraginaceae
GenusPerennial Cryptanthas · Oreocarya

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