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handsome catseye
Oreocarya paradoxa
Oreocarya paradoxa
handsome catseye Borage Family
Oreocarya paradoxa Boraginaceae
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common names
  handsome catseye
  handsome cryptantha
  paradox cat's eye
accepted scientific name
  •Oreocarya paradoxa A.Nelson
rules for finding collection records
  Cryptantha paradoxa (163)
  Oreocarya paradoxa (33)
family name
  • Boraginaceae
Image Author: ©2010 Al Schneider
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color
Leaf: Alternate, Basal, Simple
Plant Observed beginning of April thru end of June

Plant Showiness (45%)
Links to Plant Descriptions
Michael G. Simpson
USDA PLANTS profile
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iNaturalist
J. Reveal (53)
SW Colorado Wildflowers (11)
SEINet (1)
Cal Photos (1)
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mag select

Desert
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