Cryptantha subcapitata Dorn & Lichvar Oreocarya subcapitata is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae known by the common names Owl Creek miner's candle, Wallowa cat's eye, and Wallowa cryptantha.

It is endemic to Wyoming in the United States, where it is limited to the Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains in Fremont County.

[3] This plant is a perennial herb forming a low silvery mat of hairy leaves.

"[3] This plant grows on barren, sandy and gravelly terrain on the Wind River Formation in the Wind River Basin.

It occurs with other cushion-like plants such as Sphaeromeria capitata and Artemisia nova within sagebrush habitat.