[Cryptanths or White Forget-me-nots: The Genera Cryptantha and Oreocarya in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha, Gray Oreocarya

Oreocarya leucophaea

Synonym: Cryptantha leucophaea

Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha, Gray Oreocarya: Oreocarya leucophaea (Synonym: Cryptantha leucophaea)

The photo above shows gray cryptantha as seen on sandy soils near the Columbia River in Grant County, Washington........April 30, 2007.

Flower of Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha, Gray Oreocarya: Oreocarya leucophaea (Synonym: Cryptantha leucophaea) - Flower close-up of Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha, Gray Oreocarya: Oreocarya leucophaea (Synonym: Cryptantha leucophaea) - Calyx of Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha, Gray Oreocarya: Oreocarya leucophaea (Synonym: Cryptantha leucophaea)

Close-up of the corolla tube and calyx lobes of gray cryptantha as seen near the Columbia River in Grant County, Washington.......April 30, 2007. Note that the corolla tube extends noticeably beyond the calyx.

Gray Cat's Eye, Gray Cryptantha, Gray Oreocarya: Oreocarya leucophaea (Synonym: Cryptantha leucophaea)

The photo above shows gray cryptantha as seen on sandy soils near the Columbia River in Grant County, Washington..........April 30, 2007. Note that the leaves are slender and taper gradually to an acute tip.
Paul Slichter