Oreocarya insolita J.F.Macbride
Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 28. 1916
Pronunciation: |
O-re-o-cár-ya in-so-lì-ta |
Etymology: |
"unaccustomed, uncommon" |
Synonym(s): |
Cryptantha insolita (J.F.Macbride) Payson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 273. 1927 |
Type: |
L. N. Goodding 2286, 4 May 1905, U.S.A.: Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas, open slopes Holotype: GH00097354 Isotypes: NY00335631, NY00335632, E00026002 |
Treatment from Higgins 1971
NOTE: Rare, possibly extinct.
Considered a synonym of Oreocarya virginensis by some:
[Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. Taxonomic Data Center. (http://www.bonap.net/tdc)]
Holotype:
L. N. Goodding 2286, 4 May 1905, U.S.A.: Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas, open slopes
Holotype: GH00097354
Specimens:
Oreocarya insolita J. F. Macbride
Ripley 4294, 1 May 1942 (GH02060834)
United States: Nevada, Clark County, North Las Vegas. Elevation: 2000 meters. Habitat: alkaline clay hills.
Oreocarya insolita J. F. Macbride
D.B. Dunn 17668, 31 May 1971 (MO95179=MO6551037)
USA: Nevada, Elko County, Mi W of Wendover, Utah, along US Hwy 40, above the salt flats, in arid desert scrub, in decomposed granite
Associates: Grayia. Elevation: 1615 meters, Approximate coordinates: 40.7655 -114.14795
NOTE: The identity of this collection needs verification.
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