Oreocarya nubigena, synonym Cryptantha nubigena, is a perennial plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to western North America.

[3] Oreocarya nubigena has short, leafy stems, but is less densely leafy than Oreocarya humilis (syn.

The wrinkled ovate fruits (nutlets) are more smooth than O. humilis.

[2] Oreocarya nubigena is native to Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada, and to California, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon in the western United States.

[1] In California and Nevada, it is found in the central and southern Sierra Nevada mountains, up to the alpine zone at 12,900 feet (3,900 m).