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Common name: Miner's Candle
Latin name:
Oreocarya virgata

Miner's Candle - Oreocarya virgata
Annual/Perennial: Perennial

Flowers: May to July
Flower size:
1/4" to 3/8"

Found in:
Plains to Montane

Height: 12" to 36"
Invasive:
No
Native species:
No
Useful in garden: No

Image taken: Guanella Pass

Pictured Wildflower: Miners Candle Oreocarya virgata
Wildflower Field notes: Miner's Candle can be found growing in any dry, sunny area. Look for them if fields, meadows, the sides of cliffs, and along roadways. Click here to go back.
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