Oreocarya
oreocarya
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Oreocarya glomeratacockscomb oreocarya
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southern British Colombia to California, east to the northern Great Plains and Colorado.
Habitat: Dry, open places in the valleys, plains and foothills, occasionally higher.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-July
Growth Duration: Biennial, Perennial
Oreocarya leucophaeagray oreocarya
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades in central and south-central Washington, where endemic.
Habitat: Dry, usually sandy places at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June
Growth Duration: Biennial, Perennial
Oreocarya spiculiferaSnake River cat's-eye, Snake River oreocarya
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Oregon and Nevada, east to Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.
Habitat: Dry, open slopes and flats in the plains, valleys and foothills.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
Oreocarya thompsoniiThompson's cat's-eye, Thompson's oreocarya
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to the Wenatchee Mountains and nearby areas.
Habitat: Middle elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial