| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lewisia congdonii (Rydb.) S.Clay sect. Cotyledon |
| Synonyms | Oreobroma congdonii Rydb. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-2100m |
| Description | leaves numerous, basal, oblanceolate, acute, flat, entire, 5-10cm, petiolate, leaves upwards gradually reduced into dentate bracts, flowers 15mm across in panicle |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | rosette, stem ascending |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C rosettes as cuttings in early summer; leaf cuttings in summe |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | MONTIACEAE
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